The career track of Leon Panetta was remarkable. As an American public servant, he started his first career as an army intelligence officer in 1964 when he was 26 years old, and stepped up to the powerful roles as Director of Office Management & Budget, the White House Chief of Staff (both were under President Clinton), and when he intended to retire after that, President Obama asked him to take the role as Director of CIA and Secretary of Defense consecutively. When Panetta led the CIA, he successfully tracked down Osama Bin Laden and ultimately located the man who was responsible for 9/11. On May 2 nd , 2011, the raid by Navy SEALs in Bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan ended the life of the most wanted man after ten years in the run. On page 331 of this book, Panetta wrote, “The end of Bin Laden firmly proclaimed that no matter how long it takes or how much risk is involved, this country will not let others do violence to us without repercussions.” Panetta and his...
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