Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Washington lawmakers’ inability to resolve thorny issues, like thwarting unpopular defense budget cuts, is threatening this country’s security. “One of the national-security threats is the question of whether or not the leaders we elect can, in fact, govern and can, in fact, deal with the challenges that face this country,” an exasperated Panetta said during a Nov. 20 address to the Center for a New American Security think tank in Washington. Panetta was responding to…
Panetta: Beltway Gridlock Threatens National Security
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