Wondering where he gained his vast combat experience, I checked his bio:
He (Panetta) served as an Army intelligence officer from 1964 to 1966 and received the Army Commendation Medal.
Secretary Panetta holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a law degree, both from Santa Clara University.
Also, he served many years in government and in public policy (communist) non-profits as a poverty pimp.
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=310
“Wondering where he gained his vast combat experience, I checked his bio:”
You might also add some other significant things to that resume:
Bill Clinton’s Chief of Staff for 3 years
-assistant to Robert H. Finch, Secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (which makes him a perfect fit for the Obama Administration)
Appointed Director for the Office of Civil Rights (which makes him a perfect fit for the Obama Administration)
Wrote book: (1971 book) Bring Us Together (which makes him a perfect fit for the Obama Administration)
He wrote the Hunger Prevention Act (Public Law 100-435) of 1988 and the Fair Employment Practices Resolution. He was the author of legislation establishing the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, and legislation providing Medicare coverage for hospice service.....-(which makes him a perfect fit for the Obama Administration)
In short- he is a smart policy wonk who leveraged his liberal credentials into a job for the most left-wing administration in the history of the country. Like the good soldier he has been, he will support any inane policy of this inane administration