All Leon Panetta Quotes
- I know that young people sometimes, caught up in the moment, make some very foolish decisions. Caught
- I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened. Been
- I suddenly realized at the CIA that I had to make life-and-death decisions about people. Cia
- I think the primary message to the world is that the United States is going to remain the strongest military power in the world. Message
- I'm going to give people the benefit of the doubt. Benefit
- I'm not big on commissions. Big
- If you're a terrorist, you're a terrorist. Funny
- In this century, the 21st century, the U.S. recognizes our prosperity and our security depends even more on the Asia-Pacific region. Asia
- Iran is isolating itself from the rest of the world. From
- My whole life has been dedicated to public service. Been
- Red lines are kind of political arguments that are used to try to put people in a corner. Argument
- Sexual assault has no place in the military. It is a violation of everything that the U.S. military stands for. Assault
- The area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security. Area
- The fundamental premise is that neither the United States or the international community is going to allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. Allow
- The Taliban is resilient. Inspirational
- These days, it takes only seconds - seconds - for a picture, a photo, to suddenly become an international headline. Days
- Well, the United States is a Pacific power. And we have always had a presence in the Pacific. Pacific
- China is a major power in the Pacific and I think we are dealing with some common threats in that region: the whole issue of… Access
- 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 do,… Assume
- Rather than undermining the Palestinian Authority, it is in Israel's interests to strengthen it by... continuing to transfer Palestinian tax revenues and pursuing other avenues… Authority