U.S. : `` We have a responsibility to go after State Department 's Nuland wherever they are '' and it 's for that reason that we have to take steps now to ensure that AQIM does not get that kind of traction , '' Panetta said , according to a transcript of Panetta 's remarks to reporters . The Panetta military could provide logistical and intelligence support for the French , Panetta says . al Qaeda says the U.S. would not support the French military directly . Nuland : `` We are not in a position to train the Malian military until we have democracy restored ''
U.S. : `` We have a responsibility to go after State Department 's Nuland wherever they are '' The Panetta military could provide logistical and intelligence support for the French , Panetta says . al Qaeda says the U.S. would not support the French military directly . Nuland : `` We are not in a position to train the Malian military until we have democracy restored ''