The United States has to be a leader in the world, because the problem is: If we are not leading, nobody else will.
Leon PanettaMy father said I was perfectly suited for Washington because I've always worked around nuts.
Leon PanettaWell look, CIA is an agency that has to collect intelligence, do operations. We have to take risks and it's important that we take risks and that we know that we have the support of the government and we have the support of the American people in what we're doing.
Leon Panetta