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By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Dec. 3) -- Public praise for their civilian superiors is expected of senior uniformed leaders. But the nation's top military man seemed to go out of his way on Wednesday to praise President Barack Obama's plan to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, then begin withdrawing them by the middle of 2011. "His is a more balanced, more flexible and more achievable strategy than we have had in the past, one based on pragmatism and real possibilities," Adm. Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a pair of congressional committees. "And speaking for the ...
U.S. Middle East Commander Resigns
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe admiral in charge of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), William Fallon, abruptly resigned today in what could be a sign of growing tension between the military's top ranks and the White House. U.S. Central Command is charged with overseeing military activities and planning in the Middle East and Central Asia. The resignation was announced by Defense Secretary Bill Gates and follows a profile of Fallon in Esquire magazine in which the admiral is portrayed as single-handedly holding up President Bush's plans for military action against Iran. Fallon denied the story's implication, saying, "I ...
Mullen Warns Clinton, Obama on Iraq Pullout
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has a warning for the Democratic presidential candidates: don't pull out from Iraq too fast. Navy Admiral Michael Mullen said that a rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq could potentially erase all of the gains that have been made there in the past year.Mullen was speaking to ABC News and was responding to a question about the Joint Chiefs' preparations for a new Administration, especially one that may want to withdraw from Iraq. Mullen, whose term will extend into the next Administration, Republican or Democrat, said that the military needs to be ...
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