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Mullen Warns Iraq Exit Will Take More Than 2 Years

Joint Chiefs chairman still wants US withdrawal tied to security situation

Washington Post Washington Post 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 and thousands of troops within the country, and it will likely take up to three years to get everything out of the nation safely. More »

More about:  Iraq • Iraq war • President Obama • US military • Baghdad • troop withdrawal • Iraq pullout • Mosul • Michael Mullen

Prez Obama to Work With
Key Bush Holdovers

Bernanke, Mullen, FBI's Mueller will retain power

Washington Post Washington Post 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 Mullen, and FBI boss Robert Mueller shouldn’t pose an “insurmountable” problem; Obama’s “not someone who feels comfortable [only if] he has constructed his own cocoon.” More »

More about:  Barack Obama • President Obama • Ben Bernanke • transition • Robert Mueller • Michael Mullen

US, Russian Commanders Hold First Post-Georgia Talks

Secret meeting is first between chiefs since Georgian conflict

AFP AFP 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, said the relationship “will not return to exactly where it was before Georgia,” but pointed out “that even in the darkest days of the Cold War we were talking to each other.” More »

More about:  Russia • Georgia • United States • NATO • Finland • Michael Mullen

 US, Pakistan Hold
 Secret Security Meet

Army officials hash out border problems

New York Times New York Times 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 Taliban’s ever-growing capabilities—particularly across the border in Afghanistan—and Pakistan’s inability or unwillingness to drive them from its southern environs. More »

More about:  Pakistan • US military • Taliban • David Petraeus • tribal areas • US-Pakistan relations • Michael Mullen • Ashfaq Kayani

Afghan War Hamstrung by Troop Shortage

But Joint Chiefs chair
says that Iraq's needs
limit US options

Washington Post Washington Post Jul 3, 08 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US needs more troops in Afghanistan but lacks the available forces because of the Iraq war, the nation’s top military officer said yesterday. In his most pointed remarks to date, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen said that countering the country's resurgent Taliban and booming drug trade demands more than the 32,000 American troops stationed there, but that such a move necessitates "a reduced requirement in Iraq." More »

More about:  Iraq • George W. Bush • Afghanistan • US military • Taliban • American troops • Joint Chiefs of Staff • Michael Mullen

Let's Not Push War With Iran: Top Admiral

Joint Chiefs head prefers non-military pressure on Tehran

Reuters Reuters May 5, 08 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - With wars still raging in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US would be hard-pressed to start a new one with Iran, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Michael Mullen said today. “I actually am very hopeful that we don't have to get into a conflict,” Mullen told Israeli TV, though he reiterated he would “keep all the military options on the table.” More »

More about:  Iran • Israel • US military • Joint Chiefs of Staff • Michael Mullen

 US Preparing Iran War Plans 

Attack isn't imminent, Joint Chiefs chair says, but US has capability

Washington Post Washington Post Apr 25, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US is preparing for a potential military action against Iran, the nation’s top military official said today. Such an attack would be “extremely stressing” on the military, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, but it is on the table if a diplomatic solution can’t stop Iran’s alleged hunt for nuclear weapons and involvement in Iraq, the Washington Post reports. More »

More about:  Iran • US military • Robert Gates • Air Force • Navy • Joint Chiefs of Staff • Michael Mullen

Joint Chiefs Nominee Offers Straight Talk
on Iraq

Admiral points to political solution

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Aug 1, 07 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House nominee to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday the troop surge has helped security, but without political progress "no amount of troops and no amount of time will make a difference." Admiral Michael Mullen toed the administration line at his confirmation hearing, saying he'll withhold judgment on the surge until after the mid-September progress report. More »

More about:  Iraq • Iraq war • troop surge • Joint Chiefs of Staff • nominee • Michael Mullen • James Cartwright

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