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Leon Panetta on the Trump Administration’s Venezuelan Boat Strikes

December 15, 2025·25 min·5-min readnarrativepolitics
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Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta delivers a stark warning about the erosion of U.S. military ethics, democratic norms, and foreign policy coherence under the Trump administration, particularly regarding unauthorized military actions and the politicization of national defense. His

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