Leon Panetta: “The Department will need to continue to look for ways to become more efficient to accomplish the core Defense mission.”

It is inexcusable not to do the proper planning that has to be done in order to make sure that their deployment is not overextended, that they’re getting the supplies they need, that they’re getting the support they need.

And ... we’re going to have to respond. And right now, because our missile systems and our supply of weapons being down, this is a vulnerable period for the United States.

That’s too long, and it should have been brought back sooner.

The secretaries of defense feel that there have to be hearings to oversee just exactly what took place and what standard this administration is going to use.