Leon Panetta actually said...

If they see that we are going to come down from 1,500 to some number in the low to middle hundreds, it does nothing but encourage our enemie...

This is not about, you know, this is a way we can save money.

It was my home in the past, and I still consider it one of the good moments of my history in public service.

Hopefully by the mid- to latter-part of 2013, we will be able to make a transition from a combat role.