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Departed: Obama Cabinet members, including Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (left), former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (center) and former Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (right) have publicly aired their grievances with the president. Mr. Panetta's new book, "Worthy Fights," criticizes Mr. Obama's policies. (Associated Press)

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Departed: Obama Cabinet members, including Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (left), former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (center) and former Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (right) have publicly aired their grievances with the president. Mr. Panetta's new book, "Worthy Fights," criticizes Mr. Obama's policies. (Associated Press)

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Telling the story now, Mr. Panetta said, is a way to "honor the way they coped with a mission that failed."

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CIA Director Leon E. Panetta, who introduced the film to a packed auditorium at the CIA's Langley, Va., headquarters, said it should serve as a valuable teaching tool for today's generation of CIA officers.

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