Leon Panetta actually said...

We continue to face a challenging and complex global security environment, with multiple transnational threats including violent extremism, the destabilizing behavior of nations like Iran and North Korea, military modernization across the Asia-Pacific, and turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Panetta outlines the complex global security challenges facing the U.S.

05/22/2012

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