Feb 02 Watch 8:31 Could and Should U.S. End Combat Role in Afghanistan Early? Could and Should U.S. End Combat Role in Afghanistan Early?… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch White House Downplays Panetta Remark Suggesting Early Afghan War Transition White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Thursday tried to clarify a remark by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta suggesting an early U.S. transition out of its combat mission in Afghanistan. Carney said the statement shouldn't be considered as an announcement… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch Deputy Defense Secretary on Pentagon Cuts: ‘We Have No Choice’ Deputy Defense Secretary on Pentagon Cuts: 'We Have No Choice'… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch Panetta on Pentagon Budget: ‘Cutting Almost $500 Billion Is Not Chump Change’ In an interview Thursday after his news conference at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Jeffrey Brown that the United States seeks to be a power in the Pacific and that defense budget cuts announced Thursday will be hard… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch Weeks After Iraq Withdrawal, Obama Announces Plans to Shrink U.S. Military While unveiling the Pentagon's latest defense strategy Thursday, President Obama highlighted a new focus on Asia and a scaled-back military. Ray Suarez reports on the strategy shift, announced just weeks after the last American troops left Iraq. Continue watching
Jul 11 World Week Ahead: Panetta Visits Iraq; U.S. Cybersecurity Plan to Be Unveiled By Larisa Epatko Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has made an unannounced stop in Iraq, where he plans to meet with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Monday about security issues and clamping down on weapons entering the country from Iran. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch News Wrap: Iraqi Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 22, Wounds 37 In other news Tuesday, a rare bombing in southern Iraq killed at least 22 people and wounded 37. Officials said at least one suicide car bomber struck as security forces were changing shifts. Also, Leon Panetta's nomination to be defense… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch What Defense Budget Reforms Could Panetta Accomplish? With Leon Panetta facing confirmation hearings over his secretary of defense nomination, Jeffrey Brown discusses how Panetta could handle major challenges within the massive defense budget with Gordon Adams, who supervised nation security budgets under President Clinton, and Heritage Foundation… Continue watching
May 03 Watch CIA Chief Panetta: Obama Made ‘Gutsy’ Decision on Bin Laden Raid In a newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer on Tuesday, CIA Director Leon Panetta described the tension of waiting for the final outcome of the U.S. Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, plus the preparations for… Continue watching
May 03 Watch Panetta: Obama Couldn’t See Bin Laden’s Death but Heard ‘Geronimo’ Signal CIA Director Leon Panetta talks to Jim Lehrer about the recent killing of Osama bin Laden. Continue watching