Leon Panetta: “The U.S. Ambassador is the senior U.S. Government authority for the evacuation.”

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.

The message that went out from this meeting to the world is that United States credibility in dealing with our allies has taken a real hit.

Well, it certainly is concerning. You know, having been to the Munich conference a number of times, usually when a vice president or president goes to the Munich conference, he discusses the importance of security between the United States…

The facts have to be presented to the American people, and it's the American people who will judge what is right or wrong.