On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
The United States' focus in Afghanistan is to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaida and to ensure Afghanistan does not again become a safe haven from which terrorists attack the United States.
Source
congress.govThe United States' focus in Afghanistan is to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaida and to ensure Afghanistan does not again become a safe haven from which terrorists attack the United States.
Panetta outlines U.S. objectives in Afghanistan regarding al-Qaida.
Share
More from Leon Panetta
I think it's pretty clear that that Mr. Trump has turned 80 years of U.S. foreign policy on its head.
The answer is no, not at all. Not in 100 years. These plans that the Pentagon develops, we -- we develop these plans to deal with every potential crisis that's out there.
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.
Make no mistake about it, that would be an act of war because it would threaten our national security.