6 Quotes & Sayings By Leon Panetta

Leon Panetta is a highly decorated four-star general, who served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and as Secretary of Defense under President Obama. Panetta served as the Director of the CIA from July 1, 2011 to July 31, 2013, and as Secretary of Defense from July 1, 2011 until March 18, 2013. Panetta was the youngest and longest serving Director of the CIA, and the first Italian American to lead the Agency.

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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. Leon Panetta
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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. Leon Panetta
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You know, as director of the CIA, I got an awful lot of intelligence about all the horrible things that could go on across the world. Leon Panetta
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When the president went around the table to the country's national security leadership, Hillary was clear: We have to go get bin Laden. And our Special Operations Forces did just that. Leon Panetta
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Companies should be able to share specific threat information with the government without the prospect of lawsuits hanging over their head. Leon Panetta