Wednesday, March 14, 2012

U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta: 'War Is Hell'



Defense Chief Leon Panetta Says "War Is Hell" -- CBS News

(CBS News) ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT -- Flying across the Atlantic Ocean Monday evening, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta slowly walked into the press compartment of his reconfigured 747 - known as the "doomsday plane" - looking as though he were shouldering the weight of the world.

"War is hell," he grimly intoned. He was flying to meetings in Kyrgyzstan, but his thoughts were elsewhere, absorbed by the latest horror in Afghanistan - the shooting deaths of 16 innocent Afghan civilians, mostly children, allegedly by a rogue U.S. soldier.

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Update: US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta: 'War is hell' (Video) -- BBC

My Comment: I agree with US Defence Secretary Panetta's remarks. On a side note .... looking at the above video .... I hope that it is just jet lag .... but it appears that this job is starting to take a toll on Secretary Panetta.

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