Leon PanettaI don't engage in hypotheticals. ✨ Interview with Jake Tapper, abcnews.go.com. May 27, 2012.374Humor
Leon PanettaThe reality is that the United States military alone cannot be all things to all nations. We will sharpen the application of our resources, better deploy our forces in the world a… ▶374PoliticsTruth
Leon PanettaI don't think there's any question that America is safer as a result of the bin Laden operation. ✨ Panetta: 'No kind of silver bullet' to destroy al Qaeda. www.cnn… ▶342Thought
Leon PanettaI don't think I should penalize people who were doing their duty. ✨ The Secret History by Jane Mayer, www.newyorker.com. June 22, 2009.331HumanityThought
Leon PanettaThe political and substantive reality is that the agenda has to change. I don't think they have any choice.331PoliticsThoughtTruth
Leon PanettaRed lines are kind of political arguments that are used to try to put people in a corner. ✨ A Whole New Era. Interview with Lois Farrow Parshley, foreignpolicy.com. Septembe… ▶332HumanityPolitics
Leon PanettaIf 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.377Sadness
Leon PanettaIn this century, the 21st century, the U.S. recognizes our prosperity and our security depends even more on the Asia-Pacific region.355Humor
Leon PanettaIt doesn't make a lot of sense for us to borrow money from the Chinese to go give to another country for humanitarian aid. We ought to get the Chinese to take care of the people.355Humanity
Leon PanettaIn 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 illegally.… ▶344HumanityTruth
Leon PanettaRising sea levels, severe draughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance and disaster re… ▶356Humanity
Leon PanettaChina 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 n… ▶378HumanityLifePolitics
Leon PanettaToday, I think the attitude is that governing is not necessarily good politics, and the result is that it's much more partisan and much more divided.302PoliticsThought
Leon PanettaI'm going to give people the benefit of the doubt. ✨ The Secret History by Jane Mayer, www.newyorker.com. June 22, 2009.369Humanity
Leon PanettaAfter every major conflict - World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the fall of the Soviet Union - what happened was that we ultimately hollowed out the force, largely by doin… ▶347Humanity
Leon PanettaThese days, it takes only seconds - seconds - for a picture, a photo, to suddenly become an international headline.271Time
Leon PanettaIf 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, militarily or otherwise, that can solve those … ▶316Politics
Leon PanettaThe Taliban is resilient. ✨ National Press Club Speech and Q&A on Military Future, delivered 18 December 2012, Washington, D.C.294HopeTime
Leon PanettaYou don't deploy forces into harm's way without knowing what's going on. ✨ Panetta: Unclear early info slowed Benghazi response. www.cbsnews.com. October 25, 2012.3410Humor
Leon PanettaIf you're a terrorist, you're a terrorist. ✨ Al-Awlaki's Death Raises Questions About U.S. Tactics. Weekend Edition with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. October 1, 2011.273Death
Leon PanettaWell, the United States is a Pacific power. And we have always had a presence in the Pacific. ✨ Panetta on Pentagon Budget: 'Cutting Almost $500 Billion Is Not Chump Change&… ▶241Politics
Leon PanettaAn aggressor nation or extremist group could gain control of critical switches and derail passenger trains, or trains loaded with lethal chemicals. ✨ Network Insecurity by J… ▶3310Love
Leon PanettaAl Qaeda still remains a threat.241Death
Leon PanettaThe 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 because this news is consuming everything.… ▶3310Truth
Leon PanettaThe 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 confronta… ▶231Thought
Leon PanettaIran is isolating itself from the rest of the world. ✨ Remarks by Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta at the Saban Center with Q and A. israeled.org. December 02, 2011.264Reflection
Leon PanettaI know that young people sometimes, caught up in the moment, make some very foolish decisions. ✨ Panetta Condemns Latest U.S. Troop Photo Scandal. All Things Considered with… ▶242DeathHumanityReflection
Leon PanettaFrankly, my fundamental beliefs have not changed.319Reflection
Leon PanettaI think the primary message to the world is that the United States is going to remain the strongest military power in the world. ✨ Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer, www.cb… ▶243PoliticsThought
Leon PanettaI suddenly realized at the CIA that I had to make life-and-death decisions about people.287DeathHumanityLife
