The Hill News

Leon Panetta will face a number of daunting tasks as the country's first Democratic Secretary of Defense in more than 14 years â€" from leading the Department of Defense in a time of war to managing the defense budget in a time of fiscal constraint. In taking on these important tasks, it is vital that the former director of central intelligence not lose sight of one fact: the war against al Qaeda and its allies is not over.

In fact, the story of the "War on Terror" over the last 15 months is one of stalemate.

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