“After 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.” WorldWarFallForceCuttingHappenedConflictMajorsUnionsBoardsWar Of The WorldsVietnamSovietWorld War IiWorld War ISoviet UnionKorea Author:Leon Panetta
“The reality is that the United States military alone cannot be all things to all nations. We will sharpen the application of our resources, better deploy our forces in the world and share our burdens more and more effectively with our partners. And frankly, all our allies need to do the same.” WorldNeedsStatesRealityForceNationsUnitedUnited StatesShareMilitaryResourcesAll ThingsBurdenPartnersAlliesApplicationUnited States Military Author:Leon Panetta
“If we don't do something to simplify the tax system, we're going to end up with a national police force of internal revenue agents.” IfsEndsForceTaxesPoliceAgentsInternalsRevenueSimplifyIncome TaxPolice ForceTax System Author:Leon Panetta
“You don't deploy forces into harm's way without knowing what's going on.” WayForceKnowingHarm Author:Leon Panetta
“The United States will do whatever we have to do to protect our forces.” StatesForceUnitedUnited StatesProtect Author:Leon Panetta
