Leon Panetta actually said...
I cannot, as secretary, send a signal to the SEALs who conduct those operations, oh, you can conduct these operations and then go out and write a book about it and -- or sell your story to 'The New York Times.' How can we run sensitive operations here that go after enemies if people are allowed to do that?
Context
Leon Panetta addresses the implications of a retired Navy SEAL writing a book about a sensitive military operation.
09/09/2012