Leon Panetta

American politician, Secretary of Defense 2011–2013

  1. 9/11 was a wake-up call. It was a wake-up call to foreign terrorism, but it was also a wake-up call to America that we are at our best when we are unified, when we're together.
    Leon Panetta · Meet the Press · Meet the Press NOW — September 10 · 2026-09-10
  2. I do not see a deal that the United States can agree to right now. And that means we have a prolonged war on our hands.
    Leon Panetta · The Conversation with Dasha Burns · Trump is ‘stuck in a stalemate’ in Iran (with Leon Panetta) · 2026-05-08
  3. The basic objective that the President was after, which was regime change, did not happen.
    Leon Panetta · The Conversation with Dasha Burns · Trump is ‘stuck in a stalemate’ in Iran (with Leon Panetta) · 2026-05-08