Leon Panetta: “One of the major initiatives we have is to diminish significantly the number of contractors that we employ and bring…”

The message that went out from this meeting to the world is that United States credibility in dealing with our allies has taken a real hit.

I don’t think there is any question that we are dealing with classified information.

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.

Mr. Trump has always prided himself on being a dealmaker, pledging in his campaign that he would resolve such conflicts in the first few days of his presidency.