Leon Panetta: “the United States is ready to deal with it.”

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

It is inexcusable not to do the proper planning that has to be done in order to make sure that their deployment is not overextended, that they’re getting the supplies they need, that they’re getting the support they need.

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

That’s too long, and it should have been brought back sooner.