Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Thursday he hopes that statements from Israel's top military chief describing Iran's leadership as rational and their weapons program as non-existent were "correct." Israeli Lieutenant General Benny Gantz told Haaretz on...
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said in a speech Thursday that political impasse in Washington threatens U.S. national security and prevents functioning democracy. “Dysfunction in Washington ... threatens our security and raises questions about the capacity of our...
The Obama administration played down comments from Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta that the U.S. could end its combat role in Afghanistan by the end of 2013, saying the original policy has not changed. "This was an assessment of what could happen within the context...
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta faced criticism during testimony in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee over the failure to get Iraqis to agree to an extended U.S. military presence in the country. U.S. pressure to have Iraq allow an extension of U.S. troop...
