Leon Panetta said...

the President has to make very clear to Russia and to Putin that we will not tolerate this kind of behavior

Make no mistake about it, that would be an act of war because it would threaten our national security.

Alliances are going to be the key to our ability to preserve peace and prosperity in the future.

The fundamental issue is, are you going to protect our forces? Are you going to protect our men and women in uniform?