Defense Secretary Panetta: US Has To 'Fight Back' Against al Qaeda

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta listens to a recording of one of Winston Churchill's speeches during his visit to the Churchill Museum in London, Jan. 19, 2013. Churchill delivered that particular speech, "Fire in British Hearts," on Sept. 11, 1940. Panetta is on a six-day trip to Europe to visit with defense counterparts and troops. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

Panetta: US Has To 'Fight Back' Against al Qaeda After Three Americans Killed -- The Hill

The terrorist attack in Algeria that left three Americans and 34 other hostages dead shows that al Qaeda is “committed to creating terror" no matter where its members are located and that America has "got to fight back," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday.

“I’m glad we were able to get some rescued, but we did lose three Americans,” Panetta told a small group of reporters Monday as he left the inaugural lunch at the Capitol. “That just tells us al Qaeda is committed to creating terror wherever they are, and we’ve got to fight back.”

He said the militant groups have shown a capacity to rebound even after being pushed out of safe havens.

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My Comment: I though the decade of war was ending.