Panetta Details Steps Needed to End Al-Qaeda Threat drones, waging war in other countries

News Article: Panetta Details Steps Needed to End al-Qaida Threat

defense.gov 21 Nov '12, 3am

Panetta Details Steps Needed to End Al-Qaeda Threat drones, waging war in other countries

Panetta Details Steps Needed to End al-Qaida Threat By Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2012 For the United States and its allies, ending the al-Qaida threat calls for a modified military footprint, close work with partners and continued U.S. involvement in regions of the world where violent extremism has flourished, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said tonight. Addressing a large audience here at the Center for a New American Security, the secretary discussed significant national security challenges and opportunities ahead. He also outlined priorities that characterize the approaching end of the longest period of sustained armed conflict in the nation’s history. The priorities, Panetta said, are fighting the war against al-Qaida and its affiliates, ending the war in Afghanistan, implementing the new defense strategy, meeting fiscal re...

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RT @Joelmentum: Panetta: We can't 'turn away from this effort when we are so close to achieving success' -- 2014 can't come fast enough [link]
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Ending the al-Qaida threat calls for a modified military footprint, close work with partners,continued U.S. involvement [link]
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Hey Pentagon, the term is Yemenis, not "the Yemenese." [link] You ignoramus!
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More of the same and less of what is needed by Panetta in defeatiing al Qaeda. [link] #sighandSMH
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RT @MicahZenko: Panetta: "Military force aimed at killing our enemy alone will never be enough." [link] What SecDefs say while doing just this
@MicahZenko » 21 Nov '12, 1pm
Hey Pentagon, the term is Yemenis, not "the Yemenese." [link] Cultural spell check.
@MicahZenko » 21 Nov '12, 1pm
Panetta: "Military force aimed at killing our enemy alone will never be enough." [link] What SecDefs say while doing just this
@Joelmentum » 21 Nov '12, 5am
Panetta: We can't 'turn away from this effort when we are so close to achieving success' -- 2014 can't come fast enough [link]
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Panetta Details Steps Needed to End Al-Qaeda Threat: For the United States and its allies, ending the al-Qaida t... [link]
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Panetta Details Steps Needed to End al-Qaeda Threat [link]