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| Panetta sworn in as new US defense chief |
| 2011-07-02 |
| (KUNA) -- Newly appointed US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ...current Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Panetta served as President Bill Clinton's White House Chief of Staff from 1994 to 1997 and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993.... affirmed here Friday that he will ensure that the US continues to have the "strongest military in the world" that is "prepared to confront the challenges". Panetta, in a message to the Department of Defense after he was sworn in today, taking responsibilities over from predecessor Robert Gates, said that "as your leader, I will ensure that our nation continues to have the best-trained, best-equipped, and strongest military in the world, a force prepared to confront the challenges that face us". He stressed that "our nation is at war. We must prevail against our enemies". "We will persist in our efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and ultimately defeat Al Qaeda," he affirmed. He noted that the "successful" operation that killed the late Osama bin Laden, ... who knows that it's like to live in the belly of a whale only he's not living... "a mission that showcased American military strength and precision, is a major step toward that goal". He added that "as we begin the transition in Afghanistan, we must remain committed to working closely with our Afghan and international partners to ensure that it never again becomes a safe haven for al Qaeda and its Islamic exemplar allies". On Iraq, Panetta said "as we continue our transition out of Iraq, we must cement a strategic relationship with the Iraqi government, one based not solely on our military footprint there but on a real and lasting partnership". He affirmed that "it is in America's interests to help Iraq realize its potential to become a stable democracy in a vitally important region in the world, and to reinforce that responsibility for the future security of Iraq must belong to the Iraqis themselves". "In the weeks and months ahead, I look forward to visiting with troops and civilian employees of every rank and hearing your ideas, thoughts, and concerns," the new defense chief remarked. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Makes sense, not a lot of sense, but sense. Panetta is now on the spot. Balls in your court Leon (odd name there). |
| Posted by: S 2011-07-02 14:01 |
| #3 Panetta Hearing for SecDef on Thursday: Obama’s CIA Director Linked to Spies Through Communist Party Figure “When this information is examined in context,” Loudon and Kincaid stated, “it is clear that Panetta, whose nomination to be CIA director was considered mystifying even to those in the intelligence business, has been a key component of a network of left-wing activists and socialist organizations for over two decades. These individuals and groups include not only Hugh DeLacy and his communist associates but the communist-dominated Progressive Party, Democratic Socialists of America and the neo-Marxist New American Movement. Panetta, in short, was a player in the network that sponsored the political career of a young Barack Obama in Chicago. This helps explain why Panetta was picked, seemingly out of nowhere, for the CIA job.” |
| Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165 2011-07-02 13:04 |
| #2 We got a copy of his 'I'm glad to be your new boss' message. Let's just say the feeling that I was back in 1979, didn't fill me with the warm fuzzies. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-07-02 12:42 |
| #1 Congratulations, good luck, and good hunting. Hopefully you'll be able to leverage being your boss's choice to protect the organization you're taking over. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-07-02 07:04 |