PANETTA RESPONSE - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta responds to a question from an audience member at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., Aug. 23, 2011. Panetta also addressed students at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center during his visit. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. BaileyNATO Partnership In Libya Serves As Model, Panetta Says -- Defpro
MONTEREY, Calif. | Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta yesterday called U.S. support for the NATO mission that’s helping opposition forces make progress against Moammar Gadhafi’s regime Libya an example of the international cooperation that will be critical in the future.
“It is a good indication of the kind of partnership and alliances that we need to have for the future if we are going to deal with the threats that we confront in today’s world,” Panetta told students during addresses at both the Naval Postgraduate School and Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.
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