http://www.wikio.com/search=Michael Mullen Wikio - Michael Mullen http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=63020797 Bush administration officials, leading neocons, and conservative commentators were taken aback yesterday when Barack Obama reiterated his opposition to a military confrontation with Iran, and called, again, for increased diplomatic outreach to Tehran. The president and John McCain have, of course, called negotiations with Iran “appeasement,” and Obama’s remarks were like waving a flag in [...] Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:45:58 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=63020797 2008-07-04T13:45:58Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62956532 Tehran yet to respond to new incentives package offer despite warnings from Israel and the US Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:07:01 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62956532 2008-07-03T23:07:01Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62946164 The U.S. military's top officer warned Wednesday that an Israeli airstrike against Iran would make the Middle East more unstable and could add to the stress on overworked American forces in the region. The comments by Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, came days after he visited Israel and amid growing international concern that Jerusalem is actively considering such an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. Mullen spoke at a Pentagon news briefing shortly after President Bush addressed the subject. Bush was asked at a Rose Garden news conference whether he would strongly discourage Israel from an attack, but he sidestepped the question, saying only that he believed the best way to deal with the Iranian nuclear program was through multilateral negotiations. "I have made it very clear to all parties that the first option ought to be to solve this problem diplomatically," said Bush. The comments appeared to reflect a strain within the administration as it grapples for a way to address Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran says is peaceful but Washington and its allies suspect is intended for developing atomic weapons. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:14:20 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62946164 2008-07-03T22:14:20Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62932696 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 have an international perspective of the war on terror. "The outcome of this approach which John McCain fully supported and wants to continue is plain to seen," said Obama's senior foreign policy adviser Susan Rice. "al Qaeda has a new sanctuary just a few hundred miles from where it organized the 9/11 attacks." The conference call reflected what has been an emerging pattern from the Obama campaign. In recent weeks, the Senator and his aides have increasingly shifted their focus from Iraq to the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. The move seems driven, in part, by spikes in violence in that country -- for the second straight month, the number of deaths for U.S. serviceman has been higher in Afghanistan than in Iraq -- but also a developing wisdom that security improvements in Iraq make a debate over troop withdrawals (or the efficacy of the surge) a difficult proposition. Indeed, Obama himself said on Thursday that he would be open to refining his policy on Iraq withdrawal timelines. And yet, while aides to Obama spent the majority of the conference call highlighting a "global view of international security" that they said their boss shared with Mullen, they did not shy away from addressing McCain or the Iraq war. "It is ironic for Sen. McCain to claim to be right about a decision made in the fourth quarter of a losing game that shouldn't have been fought in the first place," Rice said of the surge. "But the fact is they differ on the analysis. Barack Obama was clear that any time you put additional men and women from the finest fighting force [into Iraq] you are going to see security improvements... but right now, we are a finger in the dike... as it is now, the progress [Iraqis] have made politically has been limited and far short of necessary for the results of the surge to be claimed a success." Arguments over what to do about Afghanistan vis-� -vis Iraq are likely to intensify over the summer as Obama is slated to visit the region. But the McCain campaign is working equally as hard to make the foreign policy debate largely Iraq-focused. And already the charges that Obama has "flip-flopped" on his designs for a troop withdrawal from the country are materializing within conservative circles . As for the substance: Obama has called for a reasonable withdrawal of one-to-two brigades per month from Iraq, over the course of 16 months. He also has called for two additional brigades to be sent to Afghanistan to help with security measures there, and for the targeting of high-level al-Qaeda targets in Pakistan even if that country does not consent to the operation. McCain has stressed a greater role for NATO in Afghanistan, while stressing that withdrawal from Iraq should be determined not by timelines but by levels of violence. He has criticized Obama as naïve for his Pakistan policy. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:43:58 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62932696 2008-07-03T19:43:58Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62927315 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:52:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62927315 noreply@blogger.com (Carl in Jerusalem) 2008-07-03T18:52:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62894894 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:41:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62894894 2008-07-03T14:41:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62882883 It’s summertime and the season is silly. A new Associated Press poll released Wednesday finds that more Americans would rather have Barack Obama than John McCain come to their Independence Day barbecue: While many are still deciding who should be president, by 52 percent to 45 percent they would prefer having Obama than McCain to their summer [...] Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:19:49 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62882883 2008-07-03T13:19:49Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62882626 For the second consecutive month, more U.S. troops in Afghanistan than in Iraq. Nearly seven years after the war in Afghanistan began, June was the deadliest month for U.S. troops, and our force levels in the country are now at their highest since the war began. All of this, tragically, comes a few years after [...] Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:15:50 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62882626 2008-07-03T13:15:50Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62879955 Good morning. It's Thursday. The nation's newspapers and news sites are leading with the rescue of three Americans and one Colombian politician who were held for years by FARC rebels in the jungles of Colombia, according to Slate and our... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:36:40 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62879955 2008-07-03T12:36:40Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62877893 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 (...) Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:27:06 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62877893 2008-07-03T10:27:06Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62841316 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. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:25:27 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62841316 editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Report) 2008-07-03T07:25:27Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62857414 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62857414 2008-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62836446 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:41:30 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62836446 2008-07-03T06:41:30Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62832490 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:34:17 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62832490 2008-07-03T05:34:17Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62800737 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 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:33:38 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62800737 2008-07-02T21:33:38Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62797826 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... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:04:55 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62797826 2008-07-02T21:04:55Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62743704 People would rather barbecue burgers with Barack Obama than with John McCain. While many are still deciding who should be president, by 52 percent to 45 percent they would prefer having Obama than McCain to their summer cookout, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released Wednesday. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:22:48 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62743704 2008-07-02T13:22:48Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62743020 People would rather barbecue burgers with Barack Obama than with John McCain. While many are still deciding who should be president, by 52 percent to 45 percent they would prefer having Obama than McCain to their summer cookout, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released Wednesday. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:22:48 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62743020 2008-07-02T13:22:48Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62748477 People would rather barbecue burgers with Barack Obama than with John McCain. While many are still deciding who should be president, by 52 percent to 45 percent they would prefer having Obama than McCain to their summer cookout, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released Wednesday. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:22:48 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62748477 2008-07-02T13:22:48Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62742216 People would rather barbecue burgers with Barack Obama than with John McCain. While many are still deciding who should be president, by 52 percent to 45 percent they would prefer having Obama than McCain to their summer cookout, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released Wednesday. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:22:48 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Michael+Mullen?rinfoid=62742216 2008-07-02T13:22:48Z