Leon Panetta actually said...

I will do everything I can to keep America secure so that it can be free.

I believe very strongly that the President has the constitutional power as Commander in Chief to take steps that he believes are necessary t...

If I am confirmed, one of the first things I am going to do is to try to see if we can't take steps to try to improve on that timetable so t...

I share his concerns about the possibility of hollowing out our force. I think that would be a terrible mistake.