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I think a quality that a national security adviser must have is the ability to set up procedures.
Leon Panetta
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Leon Panetta
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: June 28
Former Director Of The Central Intelligence Agency
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Monterey
California
Leon Edward Panetta
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There's no question that the main location of al Qaeda is in tribal areas of Pakistan.
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Iran's continued drive to develop nuclear capabilities, including troubling enrichment activities and past work on weaponization documented by the IAEA, and its continued support to groups like Hezbollah, Hamas and other terrorist organizations make clear that the regime in Tehran is a very grave threat to all of us.
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Obama really does recognize the threats that are out there I think he understands the world. He understands the role of America in that troubled world.
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One of the principal qualities that you need as national security adviser is trust, the trust of the president. And that depends on truth and it depends on honesty.
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I want you and the people of Israel to know a few things that have not and will not change. The United States stands firmly with Israel, and we have a rock solid commitment to the security of Israel and to the security of its citizens.
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Frankly, my fundamental beliefs have not changed.
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