Leon Panetta: “I am a very strong believer that if we are going to have a strong defense in this country that we have to have…”

I don't like the idea that former soldiers who served well, uh, at least during the time they spent in the military, uh, that somehow there was something that happened that then turned them into terrorists.

It is inexcusable not to do the proper planning that has to be done in order to make sure that their deployment is not overextended, that they’re getting the supplies they need, that they’re getting the support they need.

The secretaries of defense feel that there have to be hearings to oversee just exactly what took place and what standard this administration is going to use.

I think the House, both the Speaker, the Republicans, the Democrats, have to come together to now move this supplemental. It is critical to the message we send to the world about U.S. world leadership.