On the recordJune 12, 2012
If we repeated the mistake of not paying for the war that we decide to engage in, the result would be that you would simply add more to the deficit.
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congress.govLeon Panetta: “If we repeated the mistake of not paying for the war that we decide to engage in, the result would be that you would…”
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Panetta warns against engaging in war without funding it, risking increased national debt.
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And ... we’re going to have to respond. And right now, because our missile systems and our supply of weapons being down, this is a vulnerable period for the United States.
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Well, it should not have happened. I don’t care what excuses you want to use, it should not have happened.
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