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
The one thing that I remember from all of my intelligence briefings and my dealings with the Russians is that when you deal with the Russians, you have to deal with them from strength, not from weakness.
Frankly, my fundamental beliefs have not changed.
Russians understand strength, and if they feel that their opponents are weak, they will take advantage of it.
There's no question that the main location of Al Qaida is in tribal areas of Pakistan.
The United States will do whatever we have to do to protect our forces.
The United States was attacked on 9/11/12, and we know who attacked us.
The United States is going to defend itself under any circumstances.
I suddenly realized at the CIA that I had to make life-and-death decisions about people.
An aggressor nation or extremist group could gain control of critical switches and derail passenger trains, or trains loaded with lethal chemicals.
Al Qaeda still remains a threat.
I'm not big on commissions.
If you're a terrorist, you're a terrorist.
These days, it takes only seconds - seconds - for a picture, a photo, to suddenly become an international headline.
The Taliban is resilient.