Leon Panetta actually said...

I strongly believe that accession to this treaty is absolutely essential not only to our economic interests, our diplomatic interests, but I am here to say that it is extremely important to our national security interests as well.

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Secretary Panetta emphasizes the treaty's importance for U.S. economic, diplomatic, and national security interests.

05/22/2012

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