Leon Panetta

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  • “After 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 doing deep across-the-board cuts.” -Leon Panetta

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  • “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 militant Taliban that welcomes Al Qaida. That’s really the measure of success for the United States.” -Leon Panetta

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  • “Today, 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.” -Leon Panetta

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  • “You know, as director of the CIA, I got an awful lot of intelligence about all the horrible things that could go on across the world.” -Leon Panetta

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  • “Today, 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.” -Leon Panetta

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