if we repeated the mistake of not paying for the war that we decide to engage in, whatever that might be, the result would be that you would simply add more to the deficit and to the debt of this country for the future.
Leon Panetta: “if we repeated the mistake of not paying for the war that we decide to engage in, whatever that might be, the result…”
On the recordMarch 6, 2012
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Panetta warns against engaging in war without funding it, risking future debt.
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