Leon Panetta actually said...

While we have done much, particularly in the past 3 years, to degrade core al Qaeda in Pakistan, we must continue the pressure until the organization is operationally dismantled and then strategically defeated.

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Panetta emphasizes the need for ongoing pressure on al Qaeda until fully defeated.

09/21/2011

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