Leon Panetta actually said...

The U.S. Government has worked to train, equip, organize, and support African partner forces to counter shared threats.

Panetta outlines U.S. efforts to support African forces against shared threats.

02/06/2013

More Leon Panetta Quotes

For too long, the United States has failed to act on this treaty.

I strongly believe that accession to this treaty is absolutely essential not only to our economic interests, our diplomatic interests, but I...

If we are not operating based on the same rules, it puts us at a disadvantage.

I think the question you have to ask yourself is whether or not acceding to this Convention gives us the best of both worlds.