This is extraordinarily stark language from a U.S. Defense Secretary. Mr. Panetta leaves no wiggle room in this interview with CBS’s Scott Pelley: The U.S. will not allow Iran to build an atomic weapon, period, the Defense Secretary says. Will foreign policy suddenly veer into focus in the 2012 elections. Looks like it.
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