Leon Panetta: “I think, as the President has suggested, we do not think that Israel has made that decision.”

I think it was Walter Mondale when he was asked about the legacy of the Carter administration, said something like, we told the truth, we followed the law and we preserve the peace.

The president, as commander in chief, has the power and responsibility to determine America’s future security.

I think America will be back fighting Iran again in a few years, no matter what happens now.

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.