One demonstration of extremists, any more than a Ku Klux Klan demonstration in the United States, is not necessarily reflective of what the rest of... →
Leon Panetta
I think the primary message to the world is that the United States is going to remain the strongest military power in the world.
The fundamental premise is that neither the United States or the international community is going to allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.
The United States is going to defend itself under any circumstances.
The United States was attacked on 9/11/12, and we know who attacked us.
The United States will do whatever we have to do to protect our forces.
Well, the United States is a Pacific power. And we have always had a presence in the Pacific.
If the Iraqis fail to implement the reforms, if they fail to get a handle on the violence, there's nothing the United States can do, militarily... →
Winning in Afghanistan is having a country that is stable enough to ensure that there is no safe haven for Al Qaida or for a militant Taliban that... →
When I was growing up in the United States and Sweden, I never thought about becoming a politician.
George Papandreou