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NEWS ABOUT: Adm. Mike Mullen

Adm. Mike Mullen stories: 29 news summaries

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Afghan rethink

 Top Obama Advisers 
 Push 30K Troop Increase 

President, war council, weigh Afghan troop options today

Nov 11, 09 7:45 AM CST
(Newser) - As President Obama heads into a meeting with his national security team today, one of the four options on the table for increasing troop levels in Afghanistan has emerged as a favorite of his top advisers. Hillary Clinton, Mike Mullen, and Robert Gates all favor a plan to send about... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Robert Gates • Adm. Mike Mullen • US troops • Afghanistan war • President Obama

 Pentagon Holds 
 Secret Afghan 
 War Games 

Mullen leads exercise to assess effects of troop surge

Oct 26, 09 6:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, led a secret war game earlier this month to assess the Obama administration's options in Afghanistan, including a 44,000-troop surge. A team of military leaders used Gen. Stanley McChrystal's analysis to examine how Taliban insurgents and the Afghan... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • war games • troop surge • Robert Gates • Joint Chiefs of Staff • Adm. Mike Mullen • counterterrorism • troop levels • Afghanistan war • Stanley McChrystal

(Newser) - The drumbeat for more US troops in Afghanistan goes on: The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told senators today that a "properly resourced counter-insurgency probably means more forces." Adm. Mike Mullen said he hasn't yet received a formal request from Gen. Stanley McChrystal but expects one... More »

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Afghanistan • Joint Chiefs of Staff • Adm. Mike Mullen • US troops • Afghanistan war • Stanley McChrystal

OPINION

 Time to Quit Afghanistan 

Nation-building in one of the world's weakest states is a lost cause

Sep 1, 09 2:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - America needs to abandon its idea of nation-building in Afghanistan before the lives of yet more troops are squandered trying to establish an effective central government in a country that has never had one, George F. Will warns in the Washington Post. Even with America's troop-intensive efforts, experts say Kabul... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • US military • Adm. Mike Mullen • al-Qaeda • Afghanistan war • Afghanistan exit strategy

(Newser) - American military officials leading the NATO mission in Afghanistan told the Obama administration they need more troops to do their job, compounding Washington's headaches in the wake of an allegedly fraudulent presidential election. Support for the Afghan war is diving among Americans, and several US senators said this weekend that... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • US military • Adm. Mike Mullen • troop levels • NATO troops • Afghanistan war • Richard Holbrooke

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Mullen: 
 Afghan 
 Security 
 'Serious,' 
 'Disintegrating' 

Arizona sen. says he warned Qaddafi and that Senate feels Kennedy's absence

Aug 23, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs today acknowledged waning public support for the war in Afghanistan, but cautioned that the threat of extremist takeover is real, reports Politico. The security situation is "pretty bad right now and getting worse," Adm. Mike Mullen told NBC's Meet the Press. With... More »

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Afghanistan • John McCain • Libya • Ted Kennedy • Adm. Mike Mullen • Moammar Gadhafi • Lockerbie • health care reform • Stanley McChrystal • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

(Newser) - Afghanistan’s prison system, including the American-run Bagram facility, needs a complete overhaul, according to a new US military review. The current system, which has a dreadful reputation with both human rights advocates and Afghan civilians, houses radical inmates with more moderate prisoners. The offensive in the southern part of... More »

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Afghanistan • Joint Chiefs of Staff • Adm. Mike Mullen • inmates • Bagram • prisons • Afghanistan war • detainees

Obama Vows to Veto His Own Defense Bill Over F-22s

Congress tries to tack on $1.75B for planes

Jul 14, 09 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has found himself in the odd position of threatening to veto his own defense spending bill, after senators tacked on a last-minute amendment to spend $1.75 billion on seven F-22 fighter jets, Fox News reports. The jets are outdated, costly to fly, require frequent maintenance, and have... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Robert Gates • Adm. Mike Mullen • Carl Levin • pork barrel spending • defense spending • F-22 fighter jet

Gates Seeks to Make 'Don't Ask' More Humane

Military may not boot gays outed by jilted lovers, blackmailers

Jul 1, 09 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration is looking for ways to get around the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law that forbids gays from serving openly in the military, CNN reports. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he is investigating ways to make the policy “more humane,” such as not... More »

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gay rights • Robert Gates • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • US military • Adm. Mike Mullen • defense secretary • homosexual rights • homosexual • Obama administration • gay

Military's New Afghanistan Chief Gets Free Rein

Allowed to choose own team as Obama prioritizes effort

Jun 11, 09 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Afghanistan a priority for the administration, officials have given the new US commander there free rein to select his team, the New York Times reports. Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s job “is that important. Afghanistan is the main effort right now,” said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs.... More »

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Afghanistan • Harry Reid • Joint Chiefs of Staff • US military • Adm. Mike Mullen • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • military commanders • Stanley McChrystal • Special Ops

Obama Looks
to Curb Mexican Drug Violence

President powwows with envoy, may offer US military support

Mar 8, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama met yesterday with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Mike Mullen, recently returned from Mexico City, with an eye toward offering US military and intelligence support to Mexican forces as they battle a tidal wave in drug-related violence, CNN reports. The meeting followed reports of new bloodshed: A US... More »

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Barack Obama • War on Drugs • Mexico • Adm. Mike Mullen • Tijuana • Obama administration

 US: Iran Has Enough 
 Uranium for a Bomb 

Iran's step forward worries Mullen, many others

Mar 1, 09 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Iran has enriched enough uranium to make a nuclear bomb, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Mike Mullen told State of the Union today. "Iran having nuclear weapons, is a very very bad outcome—for the region and for the world," Mullen said. A recent report by the IAEA... More »

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Iran • diplomacy • Joint Chiefs of Staff • IAEA • Adm. Mike Mullen • nuclear enrichment • enriched uranium

(Newser) - The US could double the number of its troops in Afghanistan to about 60,000 by next summer, the highest such estimate to date, Reuters reports. American troops currently number 31,000, but joint chiefs chairman Mike Mullen said today that an additional 20,000 to 30,000 will be... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • India • troop surge • US military • Adm. Mike Mullen • President Obama

Mullen Warns Iraq Exit Will Take More Than 2 Years

Joint Chiefs chairman still wants US withdrawal tied to security situation

Nov 18, 08 1:44 AM CST
(Newser) - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is "comfortable" with the new US-Iraq security pact scheduling the start of an American troop pullout next year, but believes some major hurdles still exist, the Washington Post reports. Admiral Michael Mullen cautioned that the US has huge amounts of equipment... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Iraq pullout • US military • Adm. Mike Mullen • troop withdrawal • Mosul • Iraq war • President Obama

Prez Obama to Work With
Key Bush Holdovers

Bernanke, Mullen, FBI's Mueller will retain power

Nov 10, 08 8:59 AM CST
(Newser) - As he addresses the most serious problems that face the country, Barack Obama will have to work with several key Bush appointees whose tenure will last a year or two into his administration, the Washington Post reports. But experts say dealing with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, Joint Chiefs head Michael... More »

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Barack Obama • Ben Bernanke • Adm. Mike Mullen • Robert Mueller • transition • President Obama

Petraeus Gets New Title, Plans Pakistan Visit

Chief of US Central Command headed to region he oversees

Oct 31, 08 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gen. David Petraeus’ first official trip as head of the US military’s Central Command will be to Pakistan, the Tampa Tribune reports. Petraeus was sworn in today at MacDill Air Force base, in Tampa, taking over from Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey. Petraeus’ new responsibilities at Centralcom include planning in... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Pakistan • Robert Gates • David Petraeus • US military • Adm. Mike Mullen • US Central Command • CentCom

US, Russian Commanders Hold First Post-Georgia Talks

Secret meeting is first between chiefs since Georgian conflict

Oct 21, 08 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ranking US and Russian military commanders met face to face for the first time since the Georgian crisis, the AFP reports. Few details emerged from the Helsinki meeting, but it appeared to be a first step toward a mending of relations. Michael Mullen, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,... More »

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Russia • NATO • Georgia • United States • Adm. Mike Mullen • Finland • Nikolai Makarov • military commanders • Helsinki

Joint Chiefs Head Calls for Wider PTSD Screening

Post Traumatic Stress a 'bigger problem than we realize,' says chief

Oct 13, 08 4:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Every member of the US military should undergo screening for post-traumatic stress disorder upon returning from combat in Iraq, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has recommended. As many as 1 of every 5 returning combat vets suffers from mental health problems, USA Today reports. "I... More »

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Iraq • Pentagon • Joint Chiefs of Staff • Adm. Mike Mullen • Department of Defense • US Army • Marine • Iraq war • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • Center for Military Health Policy Research

(Newser) - The top US military brass warned Congress today that America needs more troops and a better strategy in Afghanistan, the Washington Post reports. "I am not convinced that we're winning" there, said Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, though he added: "I'm convinced we... More »

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Afghanistan • Robert Gates • Adm. Mike Mullen • Afghanistan war

 US, Pakistan Hold
 Secret Security Meet

Army officials hash out border problems

Aug 28, 08 7:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A group of top US and Pakistani military officials, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and David Petraeus, met in secret aboard an aircraft carrier Tuesday to discuss the deteriorating situation along the Afghan border, the New York Times reports. The US has been frustrated lately by the... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • David Petraeus • US military • Adm. Mike Mullen • Ashfaq Kayani • tribal areas • US-Pakistan relations

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