Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Director of the CIA, Leon Panetta, discusses that because the U.S.’s attention has been consumed by Iran, it can’t prepare for larger threats, such as a Chinese move on Taiwan or further aggression from North Korea.
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