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Leon Panetta: “We've slowed the primary cancer, but we know that the cancer has also metastasized to other parts of the global body.”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2013
We've slowed the primary cancer, but we know that the cancer has also metastasized to other parts of the global body.
Said by
Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Panetta discusses the spread of al Qaeda and the need for a comprehensive strategy.

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