I think the primary message to the world is that the United States is going to remain the strongest military power in… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
The United States was attacked on 9/11/12, and we know who attacked us. — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
The United States has to have the capability to deal with more than one enemy at one time and be able to… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
Well, the United States is a Pacific power. And we have always had a presence in the Pacific. — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
The United States has to be a leader in the world, because the problem is: If we are not leading, nobody else… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
The United States will do whatever we have to do to protect our forces. — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
Winning in Afghanistan is having a country that is stable enough to ensure that there is no safe haven for Al Qaida… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
One demonstration of extremists, any more than a Ku Klux Klan demonstration in the United States, is not necessarily reflective of what… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
The United States, and the president's made this clear, does not want Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. That's a red line… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
I want you and the people of Israel to know a few things that have not and will not change. The United… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
If the Iraqis fail to implement the reforms, if they fail to get a handle on the violence, there's nothing the United… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
The fundamental premise is that neither the United States or the international community is going to allow Iran to develop a nuclear… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
The most important thing we can do is prosecute the offenders, deal with those that have broken the law and committed this… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
I want to reassert again the position of the United States that with regards to Iran, we will not allow Iran to… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
The reality is that the United States military alone cannot be all things to all nations. We will sharpen the application of… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
Well look, CIA is an agency that has to collect intelligence, do operations. We have to take risks and it's important that we take… — Leon Panetta Copy Share
The one thing that I remember from all of my intelligence briefings and my dealings with the Russians is that when you deal with… — Leon Panetta Copy Share
The fundamental premise is that neither the United States or the international community is going to allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. — Leon Panetta Copy Share
As a result of the kind of partisan trench warfare that's going on in Washington, the special interests on both sides basically drive the… — Leon Panetta Copy Share
These days, it takes only seconds - seconds - for a picture, a photo, to suddenly become an international headline. — Leon Panetta Copy Share
The consequence could be that we would have an escalation that would take place that would not only involve many lives, but I think… — Leon Panetta Copy Share
Sexual assault has no place in the military. It is a violation of everything that the US military stands for. — Leon Panetta Copy Share
People elected Donald Trump because he acts decisively. He fired James Comey. He didn't fire the entire FBI. If there's something there, the FBI… — Leon Panetta Copy Share
If we don't do something to simplify the tax system, we're going to end up with a national police force of internal revenue agents. — Leon Panetta Copy Share
If the Iraqis fail to implement the reforms, if they fail to get a handle on the violence, there's nothing the United States can… — Leon Panetta Copy Share
Clearly, Russia has lied to the world about what's going on in Ukraine. They have clearly violated the cease-fire agreements. — Leon Panetta Copy Share
In this century, the 21st century, the U.S. recognizes our prosperity and our security depends even more on the Asia-Pacific region. — Leon Panetta Copy Share
I think a quality that a national security adviser must have is the ability to set up procedures. — Leon Panetta Copy Share
