All Leon Panetta Quotes
- In the zero-sum budget game, every dollar spent on this problem [illegal immigration] must be taken from somewhere else....No, we should not tolerate people immigrating… Budget
- The most important thing we can do is prosecute the offenders, deal with those that have broken the law and committed this crime. And if… Begin
- The reality is that the United States military alone cannot be all things to all nations. We will sharpen the application of our resources, better… All
- 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. Agents
- The potential for the next Pearl Harbor could very well be a cyber-attack, Attack
- You don't deploy forces into harm's way without knowing what's going on, Deploy
- The consequence could be that we would have an escalation that would take place that would not only involve many lives, but I think it… Conflict
- The political and substantive reality is that the agenda has to change. I don't think they have any choice. Agenda
- The president is out there today trying to talk about health care, and the reality is nobody cares about what he's saying on health care… Care
- I want to reassert again the position of the United States that with regards to Iran, we will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear… All
- 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… Change
- Winning in Afghanistan is having a country that is stable enough to ensure that there is no safe haven for Al Qaida or for a… Afghanistan
- The last thing I want to do is to make the mistakes of the past. Last
- The United States has to have the capability to deal with more than one enemy at one time and be able to confront them and… Able
- The United States is going to defend itself under any circumstances. Any
- The United States was attacked on 9/11/12, and we know who attacked us. Attacked
- The United States will do whatever we have to do to protect our forces. Force
- There's no question that the main location of Al Qaida is in tribal areas of Pakistan. Al
- Throughout the 40 years I've been in Washington, I've always worked hard, particularly with regards to the budget issues. Always Worked
- When you cut a half-a-trillion dollars from the defense budget, it affects almost every area in the defense budget. Affects