Leon Panetta said...

Keeping this committee fully and currently informed is not optional--it's the law, and it is my solemn obligation to fulfill that requirement.

Panetta emphasizes the legal obligation to keep Congress informed.

02/04/2009

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the President has to make very clear to Russia and to Putin that we will not tolerate this kind of behavior

The message that we send to Putin, frankly, has to be the same message we send to Xi, with regards to Taiwan.

Make no mistake about it, that would be an act of war because it would threaten our national security.

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