Leon Panetta
Leon Panetta
Leon Edward Panettais an American statesman, lawyer, and professor. He served in the Obama administration as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2009 to 2011, and as Secretary of Defense from 2011 to 2013. A Democrat, Panetta was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993, served as Director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1993 to 1994, and as President Bill Clinton's Chief of Staff from 1994 to 1997. He is...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 June 1938
CityMonterey, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I am personally not aware of any improper relationship, sexual or otherwise, by this president with any of the White House interns or anyone else for that matter,
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 win.
The last thing I want to do is to make the mistakes of the past.
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 could consume the Middle East in a confrontation and a conflict that we would regret.
You don't deploy forces into harm's way without knowing what's going on,
The fundamental premise is that neither the United States or the international community is going to allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.
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 Korea and the stability of Korea, the whole issue of nuclear proliferation, the whole issue of providing free access to our ships that are operating in that area.
If you're a terrorist, you're a terrorist.
In this century, the 21st century, the U.S. recognizes our prosperity and our security depends even more on the Asia-Pacific region.
Iran is isolating itself from the rest of the world.
My whole life has been dedicated to public service.
Red lines are kind of political arguments that are used to try to put people in a corner.
These days, it takes only seconds - seconds - for a picture, a photo, to suddenly become an international headline.
The Taliban is resilient.