Leon Panetta : There is no doubt the operation to get Osama bin Laden made the U.S. safer . `` I do n't think there 's any question that America is safer as a result of the bin Laden operation , '' Panetta said. '' Panetta was the CIA director during the May 2 , 2011 , raid in Abbottabad , Pakistan . He said that it's a " very difficult decision for me personally
Leon Panetta : There is no doubt the operation to get Osama bin Laden made the U.S. safer . Panetta was the CIA director during the May 2 , 2011 , raid in Abbottabad , Pakistan . He said that it's a " very difficult decision for me personally