Leon Panetta Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Red lines are kind of political arguments that are used to try to put people in a corner.”

“The Taliban is resilient.”

“Today, I think the attitude is that governing is not necessarily good politics, and the result is that it's much more partisan and much more divided.”

“I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened.”

“I'm not big on commissions.”

“My whole life has been dedicated to public service.”

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

“Well look, CIA is an agency that has to collect intelligence, do operations. We have to take risks and it's important that we take risks and that we know that we have the support of the government and we have the support of the American people in what we're doing.”

“Well, you know, any defense force worth its salt has to be able to deal with uncertainty, has to be able to deal with events that we may not have planned for.”

“I think what both Republicans and Democrats need to do and the leaders on both sides is to recognize that if sequester takes place, it would be disastrous for our national defense and very frankly for a lot of very important domestic programs. They have a responsibility to come together, find the money necessary to de-trigger sequester.”