Leon Panetta: “It is a distinct privilege and honor to have the opportunity to appear before this subcommittee of the Senate…”

The facts have to be presented to the American people, and it's the American people who will judge what is right or wrong.

Well, it certainly is concerning. You know, having been to the Munich conference a number of times, usually when a vice president or president goes to the Munich conference, he discusses the importance of security between the United States…

And ... we’re going to have to respond. And right now, because our missile systems and our supply of weapons being down, this is a vulnerable period for the United States.

I think it was Walter Mondale when he was asked about the legacy of the Carter administration, said something like, we told the truth, we followed the law and we preserve the peace.