AgoraVox (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen appeared to warn Israel on Wednesday against an attack on Iran. He said at news conference, 'Opening up a third front right now would be extremely stressful on us . . . This is a very unstable part of the world, and I (...)
The Carpetbagger Report (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
... 2009,” Bush said , without elaboration. As it happens, that might be easier said than done. Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he doesn’t have the troops for Afghanistan, until he can pull them out of Iraq. “I don’t have troops I can reach for, brigades I can reach to send into Afghanistan until I have a reduced requirement in Iraq,” Mullen told...
Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen on Sunday was given a tour of the and northern areas as well as Gaza. He was escorted by Deputy IDF Chief of Staff Dan Harel since IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi was attending the cabinet meeting to decide on the Regev-Goldwasser [...]
Think Progress (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
... the opinion of top military leaders, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Michael Mullen. Just last week, Mullen said that Afghanistan is “an economy-of-force campaign,” which means that “we don’t have enough forces there.” Mullen added that his ability to address the troop issues in Afghanistan is “ constrained ” by Iraq: “In the last six or seven...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | yesterday
... about exactly when or how many. The President would have done well to first consult with Admiral Michael Mullen , his Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. On the very day that 2,200 U.S Marines learned their tours in Afghanistan will be extended by 30 days, Mullen admitted to reporters at the Pentagon that the United States could deploy more forces there only by drawing down from...
The Carpetbagger Report (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
... and I don’t need it to be more unstable,” said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Michael Mullen. He added pointedly, “we haven’t had much of a dialogue with the Iranians for a long time,” seeming to imply that the Bush administration should be talking to the Iranian government. Well, when the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff emphasizes the need for a new round of...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
On Thursday, aides to Barack Obama continued what appears to be a concerted efforts to shift the foreign policy debate from Iraq to Afghanistan. Harping on comments made by Adm. Michael Mullen stating that more U.S. troops were needed in Afghanistan to combat a growing and increasingly violent insurgency, aides to the presumptive Democratic nominee lambasted John McCain for failing to...
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Source: [b]Washington Post[/b] The nation's top military officer said today that more U.S. troops are needed in Afghanistan to help tamp down an increasingly violent insurgency but does not have sufficient forces to send because of the war in Iraq. Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chi...
CLARE STREET (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
President Bush's top military adviser Admiral Michael Mullen has been quoted by BBC as urging caution on Iran as "a strike on Iran would be 'extremely stressful' for US forces". He is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff which coordinates all services of the US armed forces. USA still favours diplomatic approach on Iran
Israel Matzav (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Chairman of US Joint Chiefs fears Israeli attack on Iran Michael Mullen, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, over an Israeli air strike on Iran at a Defense Department press conference on Wednesday (Hat Tip: ). At a Defense Department press conference, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, refused to say what Israeli leaders told him during meetings...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
... by America and Israel on the nuclear issue. The chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, warned on Wednesday that an Israeli air strike on Iran would make the Middle East more unstable and further add to the stress on American forces in the region.Israel has been waging an intense public relations campaign to underline its determination to bomb Iran if UN...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
... from Afghanistan. In light of the violence, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Michael Mullen, called for more troops in Afghanistan but said that "I don't have troops I can reach for, brigades I can reach to send into Afghanistan until I have a reduced requirement in Iraq..." Yet Senator McCain continues to cherry-pick the facts and ignore the reality on the ground,...
On Deadline (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
... brigades I can reach, to send into Afghanistan until I have a reduced requirement in Iraq," Adm. Michael Mullen tells reporters. "Afghanistan has been and remains an economy-of-force campaign, which by definition means we need more forces there." The chose to highlight Mullen's remarks about Iran. "The U.S. military's top officer warned Wednesday that an Israeli airstrike against...
Pensito Review (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
... are about evenly split. “John and I would probably have a lot to talk about,” said Republican Michael Mullen, 53, of Merrimac, Mass., like McCain a Navy veteran. One in six people saying they’d vote for McCain prefer Obama as their barbecue guest; just one in 20 Obama backers would invite McCain.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
WASHINGTON — The nation's top military officer said Wednesday that more U.S. troops are needed in Afghanistan to help tamp down an increasingly violent insurgency but that he does not have sufficient forces to send because of the war in Iraq. Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said insurgent Taliban and extremist forces in Afghanistan have become "a very complex...
