Leon Panetta actually said...

Appropriate levels of cooperation with Russia on missile defense would send a powerful signal to regional actors, such as Iran.

the withdrawal from Afghanistan must be meticulously planned and not precipitous in order to not risk the gains we have made at great sacrif...

In all our engagements, we remind our Russian counterparts of Russia's obligation to respect the security, sovereignty, territorial integrit...

I support the current plan for the drawdown of U.S. forces from Iraq in accordance with the 2008 U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement.