Leon Panetta: “I do not believe that we can win and change the Afghans or the Iraqis or the Pakistanis from what they believe in.”

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.

If he is careless with that awesome power, the United States could very well find itself in another world war.

Well, I think you saw a tragic and historic moment take place in the Oval Office, in which 80 years of United States foreign policy has largely been turned on its head.

Autocrats that once operated in their own spheres of influence have now joined together in an axis of mutual support and aggression.