Leon Panetta United States Quotations

One demonstration of extremists, any more than a Ku Klux Klan demonstration in the United States, is not necessarily reflective of what the rest of the country feels.

The United States will do whatever we have to do to protect our forces.

The United States was attacked on 9/11/12, and we know who attacked us.

The United States is going to defend itself under any circumstances.

The United States has to be a leader in the world, because the problem is: If we are not leading, nobody else will.

Well, the United States is a Pacific power. And we have always had a presence in the Pacific.

The reality is that the United States military alone cannot be all things to all nations. We will sharpen the application of our resources, better deploy our forces in the world and share our burdens more and more effectively with our partners. And frankly, all our allies need to do the same.