Leon Panetta: “The DOD cannot ignore these risks to its national security missions.”

I think it was Walter Mondale when he was asked about the legacy of the Carter administration, said something like, we told the truth, we followed the law and we preserve the peace.

Autocrats that once operated in their own spheres of influence have now joined together in an axis of mutual support and aggression.

The answer is no, not at all. Not in 100 years. These plans that the Pentagon develops, we -- we develop these plans to deal with every potential crisis that's out there.

It’s poor planning to wind up with your stockpiles of key weapons being depleted.