Leon Panetta, the defense secretary, said there were probably about seven to eight Americans, but I have to say, you know, throughout the day, the numbers on all of this, where they are, who might be injured or any other condition is not really known.
Panetta discusses the situation regarding Americans held hostage in Algeria.
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It just -- it strikes me that what the chairman was trying to do perhaps was to try to send a wake-up call to both the Speaker and his Republican colleagues, that Russia still remains very much a threat to the United States.
Autocrats that once operated in their own spheres of influence have now joined together in an axis of mutual support and aggression.
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.
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