Briefing Bullets: Panetta in Portugal
From Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s seaside briefing in Lisbon, Portugal: ON MALI: "There is no consideration of putting any American boots on the ground at this time." ON AFGHANISTAN: "We will do everything possible to maintain an enduring presence in Afghanistan beyond the end of 2014." ON AL QAEDA: "We have to continue the effort ...
From Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s seaside briefing in Lisbon, Portugal:
From Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s seaside briefing in Lisbon, Portugal:
ON MALI:
"There is no consideration of putting any American boots on the ground at this time."
ON AFGHANISTAN:
"We will do everything possible to maintain an enduring presence in Afghanistan beyond the end of 2014."
ON AL QAEDA:
"We have to continue the effort to go after al Qaeda where it decides to locate. There’s an al Qaeda presence in Syria that concerns us."
Kevin Baron is a former staff writer at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @FPBaron
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