Panetta Walkback

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The CIA walks back Panetta’s comments on the former VP:

“The Director was simply expressing his profound disagreement with the assertion that President Obama’s security policies have made our country less safe. That’s all there is to it. Everyone understands that al-Qaeda and its allies are a dangerous and determined enemy.”

Cheney said he was hoping that his “old friend Leon was misquoted,” but misunderstood will presumably do just fine.

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