“Caution is an important quality in a leader, but it has to be caution followed by decision. Caution followed by ambivalence can be a weakness.” ImportantDecisionQualityLeaderWeaknessCautionAmbivalence Author:Leon Panetta
“Well 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.” PeopleKnowsWellsLooksImportantGovernmentSupportRiskOperationsAgencyCia Author:Leon Panetta
“My experience is that the director of the FBI is particularly important to just how aggressive an investigation will be into an issue. And once you remove James Comey, it creates a vacuum at the top. And the fundamental issue will be whether or not there is support at the highest levels within the FBI to continue to conduct that investigation. That's going to be the question mark.” ImportantSupportAggressiveFbiQuestion Mark Author:Leon Panetta
“I think it's extremely important that the president Donald Trump himself indicate that he too wants to discover the full truth behind what the Russians did to elections 2016.” ThinkingImportantPresidentTruth IsElection Author:Leon Panetta
“The most important thing we can do is prosecute the offenders, deal with those that have broken the law and committed this crime. And if we can do that then we can begin to deal with this issue and send a signal this is not a problem that we are going to ignore in the United States military.” IfsImportantStatesProblemLawCan DoUnitedDealsUnited StatesIssuesMilitaryCrimeBrokenImportant ThingsCommittedSignalsOffendersUnited States Military Author:Leon Panetta
“I think what both Republicans and Democrats need to do and the leaders on both sides is to recognize that if sequester takes place, it would be disastrous for our national defense and very frankly for a lot of very important domestic programs. They have a responsibility to come together, find the money necessary to de-trigger sequester.” IfsThinkingNeedsImportantWould BeTogetherSidesResponsibilityLeaderRepublicanProgramDemocratDefenseBoth SidesTriggersNational Defense Author:Leon Panetta
