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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The Tampa TribunePublished: October 10, 2008WASHINGTON - The highest-ranking U.S. military officer warned Thursday that the situation in Afghanistan will likely get worse next year and that it will take time to turn it around because it has been headed in "the wrong direction" for the past two years.Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the security situation...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
... been very, very tough fighting this year and it will be tougher next year unless we adjust," Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters Thursday.Supporters contend the dangers are offset by the prospect that well-trained tribal forces could help improve local security, undercut the insurgency and strengthen ties between rural areas and the central government."My...
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i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... motion expressed his resentment on the claim of the Chairman of U.S Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen that the U.S had purchased merely 20 kilometers from Islamabad.Tarbella is located at the border of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province and North West Frontier Province.Pakistan army's special forces have also a base in the town, where Pakistan has also built a dam.Source:...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
"The most likely near-term attack on the United States" is likely to originate there, says Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation's highest-ranking military officer. I discussed the problem with him as he flew back to Washington on an Air Force executive jet after speaking Thursday at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... one-third to one-half of their authorized strength. As the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Admiral Michael Mullen, told Congress last year, "In Afghanistan we do what we can; in Iraq we do what we must."Reduced violence in Iraq will probably free up troops to do what we must in Afghanistan, but a government viewed by its people as worth fighting for is at least as important as adequate...
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SWJ Blog (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... at one-third to one-half of their authorized strength. As the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Adm. Michael Mullen, told Congress last year, “In Afghanistan we do what we can; in Iraq we do what we must.” More at The New York Times.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... at one-third to one-half of their authorized strength. As the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Adm. Michael Mullen, told Congress last year, “In Afghanistan we do what we can; in Iraq we do what we must.” Reduced violence in Iraq will probably free up troops and matériel to do what we must in Afghanistan, but a government viewed by its people as worth fighting for is at least as important...
