Leon Panetta: “I truly believe that we do not have to make a choice between fiscal security and national security.”

And ... we’re going to have to respond. And right now, because our missile systems and our supply of weapons being down, this is a vulnerable period for the United States.

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.

But the facts speak for themselves.

Something, somebody, somewhere failed to do the proper planning for what had to take place in order to properly support our men and women in uniform.