Leon Panetta said...

We made a promise to United States citizens who are in Afghanistan, and to the Afghans who fought alongside of us that w...

I do not think we should withdraw from leadership in the world. I think we have to be a world leader.

I privately and publicly advocated for a residual force that could provide training and security for Iraq's military.

The most important thing in these crises is to present the truth to the American people.