Leon Panetta: “Yes. In order for DOD to develop, field, and maintain high-quality equipment, it must rely on a robust and capable…”

And the problem is, we now realize that 80% of our THAADs are down, that our Patriots were down almost more than one half … and we’re down in our Stingers, we’re down with all of our critical missile systems at a time when there is a real…

That’s too long, and it should have been brought back sooner.

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

It is inexcusable not to do the proper planning that has to be done in order to make sure that their deployment is not overextended, that they’re getting the supplies they need, that they’re getting the support they need.