Leon Panetta actually said...

Make no mistake, we are succeeding. Ten years after 9/11, we have significantly rolled back Al Qaeda and Al Qaeda's militant allies.

Panetta asserts that the U.S. has made significant progress against Al Qaeda since 9/11.

10/12/2011

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