On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
But to not learn from that experience 10 years later and figure out a way to spend that money, that would be a betrayal of our job and of the job of the people in the Pentagon.
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congress.govLeon Panetta: “But to not learn from that experience 10 years later and figure out a way to spend that money, that would be a betrayal…”
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Panetta emphasizes the need to learn from past military spending mistakes.
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It’s poor planning to wind up with your stockpiles of key weapons being depleted.
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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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