Panetta: India a Threat to U.S.

Herman Cain's command of foreign policy matters has come under fire.

When speaking with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editorial Board, Cain appeared befuddled, struggling to get his bearings, when he was asked about Libya. By now, we've all seen the footage.

Whether you watch the news, listen to radio, or get your political information from comedians, the Cain Libyan confusion clip received saturation coverage.

Will Leon Panetta's confusion about the enemies and allies of the U.S. receive similar scrutiny?

It's highly unlikely.

From the Wall Street Journal:

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, in remarks Thursday, ranked U.S. ally India with China as a rising threat to the U.S. in Asia. The Pentagon quickly sought to roll back the remarks.

“We face the threats from rising powers — China, India, others — that we have to always have sufficient force protection out there in the Pacific to make sure they know we’re never going anywhere,” Mr. Panetta said during a visit to a shipyard in Groton, Conn., where he toured a submarine, the Mississippi, in the final stages of construction.

Pentagon spokesman Capt. John Kirby later sought to clarify Mr. Panetta’s comments. He said Mr. Panetta did not intend to suggest that India and China were military threats to the U.S. and that he believed it was important to forge closer military relations with both countries.

India is a threat to the U.S?

Really?

How can Panetta possibly consider India to be in the same category as China when it comes to potential threats to the U.S.?

While Cain as a possible Republican presidential nominee certainly needs to be vetted and his Libyan problem deserved some coverage, Panetta is currently in a high-ranking position in the Obama administration. In that sense, his India screw-up is more disturbing.

Panetta's incompetence on the job is far worse than Cain's incompetence exposed while vying for position on the Republican ticket.

I hope defense secretary Panetta is keeping an eye on Canada. We need sufficient protection from those Canadians, too. Canada certainly poses as significant a danger to our interests as India does.

Who is watching Alex Trebek?

I don't trust him.