Leon Panetta said...

The fundamental issue is, are you going to protect our forces? Are you going to protect our men and women in uniform?

I find it really difficult... that the President needs to speak to this issue to Putin and to the country about this pos...

We will not tolerate the Russians doing anything to target our men and women in uniform.

I'd like to believe it was an instance where his own conscience said, I've got to tell the American people the truth.