#la

Companies should be able to share specific threat information with the government without the prospect of lawsuits hanging over their head. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#companies #government #hanging #head #information

I don't think there's any question that America is safer as a result of the bin Laden operation. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#any #bin #i #laden #operation

I think soon after I became director of the CIA - President Obama pulled me into the Oval Office and said: 'Look, I just want you to know that your top priority is to go after Osama bin Laden.' ↗

— Leon Panetta

#became #bin #cia #director #go

Iran is isolating itself from the rest of the world. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#isolating #itself #rest #world

Rising sea levels, severe draughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#caps #demand #devastating #disaster #disasters

Sexual assault has no place in the military. It is a violation of everything that the U.S. military stands for. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#everything #military #place #sexual #stands

The last thing I want to do is to make the mistakes of the past. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#last #make #mistakes #past #thing

Throughout the 40 years I've been in Washington, I've always worked hard, particularly with regards to the budget issues. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#been #budget #hard #i #issues

We either believe in the dignity of the individual, the rule of law, and the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, or we don't. There is no middle ground. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#cruel #dignity #either #ground #individual

When you cut a half-a-trillion dollars from the defense budget, it affects almost every area in the defense budget. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#almost #area #budget #cut #defense