Leon Panetta: “Hopefully by mid to the latter part of 2013, we will be able to make a transition from a combat role to a training…”

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.

It’s poor planning to wind up with your stockpiles of key weapons being depleted.

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

I think we have to take this intelligence assessment as a real threat to NATO.