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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen in Washington, June 23, 2011
Thursday, Jun. 23, 2011

Open quoteOnly the President, in the end, can really determine the acceptable level of risk we must take. I believe he has done so.Close quote

  • MIKE MULLEN,
  • Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, saying he accepts President Obama's timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan, even though it is more aggressive than what he advised
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