Leon Panetta actually said...

That message of strength will take us a long way toward making clear that Putin is going to pay a price for behaving the way he does.

Panetta stresses the need for a strong response to Russian actions.

07/09/2020

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I think there's no question that it was deliberate, it was opportunistic.

We have a responsibility, and I take that responsibility seriously, to do everything we can to protect our citizens.

The U.S. military's alert posture is based on specific and credible intelligence.

I think Plan B, in that instance, is that you do have to do everything possible to harden that embassy.