I made very clear to them that that was unacceptable.
Leon Panetta: “I made very clear to them that that was unacceptable.”
Editor's note · Context
Panetta emphasized the unacceptability of heavy casualties in Iraq.
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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…
And that is the danger here: that rather than bringing peace, it's going to bring more war.
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 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.





