Leon Panetta actually said...

If we don't act together to try to protect this country, then that is the surest way to lose our security for the future.

Panetta calls for unity in protecting national security.

02/04/2009

More Leon Panetta Quotes

this is an area of the budget that's grown by 90 percent, and it consumes now close to half of the defense budget.

I understand that, and that does have some impact.

I think, just to your comment, we have tried to step up to the plate and do our duty here.

I believe, as the President has stated, that we have to have an enduring presence in Afghanistan.