“Leon Panetta: Trump-Xi Summit a 'Missed Opportunity'” — what this page in the network covers. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the state visit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered "an awful lot of pomp, but not a lot of substance," pointing to the lack of progress on major issues between the two nations. In an interview with Joe Mathieu on Bloomberg's Balance of Power, Panetta criticizes the summit as a missed opportunity to address critical bilateral challenges. Panetta also expresses deep skepticism about the prospects for an enforceable peace agreement between the US and Iran before the midterms.
He argues that without robust verification mechanisms, any deal would be unlikely to hold, and he questions whether the current diplomatic approach can yield a lasting solution. Drawing on his extensive experience in national security, Panetta offers a candid assessment of the administration's foreign policy. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.