The best signal we can send to the Taliban is that we're going to continue to fight them and that we're going to continue to be there and that we're not going anywhere.
Leon Panetta: “The best signal we can send to the Taliban is that we're going to continue to fight them and that we're going to…”
On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
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Panetta stresses the importance of showing commitment to fighting the Taliban.
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