Leon Panetta actually said...

Our goal is to complete all of the transition to a training, advisory, and assistance role in 2013.

Panetta outlines the goal for U.S. military transition in Afghanistan.

02/13/2012

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we owe it to the taxpayers to be transparent and accountable for how we spend their dollars

they are going to get their financials in shape. They are going to be auditable not just by 2017; he wants to beat that date.

a smaller, ready, and well-equipped military is preferable to a larger, ill-prepared force.

Secretary Panetta has described the defense sequestration cuts as catastrophic, inflicting severe damage to our national defense for generat...