Leon Panetta actually said...

I think he brings some authority to the table, because the one thing that Taliban does remember very well is the role of the C.I.A. in going after the Taliban.

Context

Panetta comments on the leverage that CIA Director Bill Burns has in negotiations with the Taliban.

08/23/2021

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