'Continuing cycle of war does not address real problems of Middle East': Leon Panetta
MSNBC·2026-03-05 19:56
U .S. Department of Defense Secretary and former director of the CIA. It's always great to have you on the program.And obviously there is some serious debate over whether Iran did pose a threat, an imminent threat. But ultimately, of defense, I thought that my toughest responsibility was to deploy our men and women in uniform into harm's THAT IS A TOUGH RESPONSIBILITY EVEN FOR THE PRESIDENT. AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THERE DOES HAVE TO BE A VERY CLEAR objective, there has to be a clear strategy and there has t ...