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Panetta: ‘A Matter Of Time’ Before Terrorists Direct Violence At The United States [VIDEO]

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Coming on the heels of the recent terror attack in Paris and the foiled terror plans in Belgium, former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta says that it is only “a matter of time” before terrorists carry out attacks on American soil.

Panetta made the comments on “Fareed Zakaria GPS” Sunday morning.

“It sounds like, Secretary Panetta, you are more worried based on what has happened over the last few weeks, particularly in Paris, and you feel that this could happen in New York, this could happen in many other places in the world,” said Zakaria.

“I don’t think there is any question. I think what we’re seeing, as I said, is a much more aggressive chapter and a much more dangerous chapter in terms of the war on terrorism,” Panetta told CNN’s Zakaria.

“What has happened in Paris, what happened in Ottawa, what has happened in Belgium is something that we need to understand that these terrorists are now engaged in a much more aggressive effort based on their recruiting, based on what has happened in Syria, Iraq, Yemen,” Panetta continued, “they are engaged in a much more aggressive effort to conduct violence, not only in Europe, But I think it’s a matter of time before they direct it at the United States as well.”

“This is a real threat and we’ve got to be prepared to confront that,” Panetta added.