Leon Panetta: “I urge you to do the responsible thing and avoid weakening our national defense.”

I think it was Walter Mondale when he was asked about the legacy of the Carter administration, said something like, we told the truth, we followed the law and we preserve the peace.

I don’t think there is any question that we are dealing with classified information.

I don't like the idea that former soldiers who served well, uh, at least during the time they spent in the military, uh, that somehow there was something that happened that then turned them into terrorists.

The message that went out from this meeting to the world is that United States credibility in dealing with our allies has taken a real hit.