Pentagon Targets Military Sex Assaults -- CNN
Washington (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta outlined new measures Wednesday targeting sexual assaults against U.S military personnel, saying he has "no higher responsibility than to protect those who are protecting America."
"Our men and women in uniform put their lives on the line every day to try to keep America safe," Panetta said at a Pentagon announcement Wednesday. "We have a moral duty to keep them safe from those who would attack their dignity and their honor. That's why I've been so concerned by the problem of sexual assault in the military."
The Pentagon has been under congressional and legal pressure to fight harder against sexual assault in the ranks.
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