Panetta described the assistance as both logistical and intelligence . Panetta : ` ` We have a responsibility to go after Al Qaeda wherever they are '' The U.S. military could provide logistical and intelligence support for the French , Panetta says . State Department 's Nuland says the US would not support the Malian military directly . Nuland : ` ` We are not in a position to train the Malian military until we have democracy restored ''
Panetta : ` ` We have a responsibility to go after Al Qaeda wherever they are '' The U.S. military could provide logistical and intelligence support for the French , Panetta says . State Department 's Nuland says the US would not support the Malian military directly . Nuland : ` ` We are not in a position to train the Malian military until we have democracy restored ''