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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is afraid of his own troops. My how things have changed. From The Telegraph

Around 200 troops who had gathered in a tent at Camp Leatherneck were told "something had come to light" and asked abruptly to file outside and lay down their automatic rifles and 9mm pistols.

"Somebody got itchy, that's all I've got to say. Somebody got itchy – we just adjust," said the sergeant who was told to clear the hall of weapons.

The explanation, initially, was that the administration wanted everybody to feel the same as the Afghan troops were not armed. This had to be a knee jerk reaction. Dumb and disrespectful is to great to grade. He has lost the confidence of the troops and now its going to go downhill much faster. He has lost respect and lost FACE.