I don't think there's any question that America is safer as a result of the bin Laden operation.
Leon PanettaAfter every major conflict - World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the fall of the Soviet Union - what happened was that we ultimately hollowed out the force, largely by doing deep across-the-board cuts.
Leon PanettaThe political and substantive reality is that the agenda has to change. I don't think they have any choice.
Leon Panetta