He's made decision to put troops on the ground in Iraq to try to help the security forces, he's made the decision to arm and train rebel forces in Syria, and he's made the decision to conduct air attacks.
Panetta outlines the actions taken by President Obama regarding military involvement in Iraq and Syria.
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The message that went out from this meeting to the world is that United States credibility in dealing with our allies has taken a real hit.
Well, I think you saw a tragic and historic moment take place in the Oval Office, in which 80 years of United States foreign policy has largely been turned on its head.
You know, Erin, as CIA director, I had an awful lot of intelligence on Putin and his background, and his trustworthiness. And the bottom line is that it was clear that we could never trust Putin's word.
I think we have to take this intelligence assessment as a real threat to NATO.
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