Nominee to Head Joint Chiefs Sees Current Strain on Military
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Adm. Michael G. Mullen, the Bush administration's choice to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is deeply concerned that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are straining the U.S. military and he probably would seek political solutions to those conflicts, according to longtime...
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Bitter divisions over the Iraq war, particularly on Capitol Hill, led the Bush administration to change course and replace Gen. Peter Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a grim Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
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In an interview with Time.com, Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the man in charge of combat operations in Iraq, reflects on the troubled mission
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President George W. Bush is best positioned to win the military vote in the November 2 presidential election but experts say his popularity has dimmed among servicemembers who have borne the burden of three years of warfare.
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The president is facing intense pressure to adjust an Iraq strategy that most experts conclude is failing.
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The new head of the Marine Corps said Wednesday that the longer than anticipated pace of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan is putting an unacceptable strain on his troops. Gen. James Conway said the service is unable to meet its goal of giving Marines twice as much time at home as in a war zone. Some units are serving their fourth tours in Iraq, and the strain on families has raised concern that Marines will start leaving the service, he told reporters.
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LISBON: US army chief General Richard Myers said in an interview that civil war could erupt in Iraq after forthcoming elections. However, General Myers, the chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, told the
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Robert Gates, U.S. President George W. Bush's choice to take over the Pentagon as the Iraq war grinds on, goes before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday for what is expected to be quick hearing ahead of likely Senate confirmation later this week.
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Is the Defense chief dragging his feet on intelligence?
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C ount retired Army Gen. Tommy Franks as not interested in replacing Tom Ridge as the nation&#39;s homeland security chief. In fact, you can count Franks, former commander of Tampa- based US Central Command, as
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The chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff is expected to urge President George W. Bush to cut U.S. troop levels in Iraq next year, the Los Angeles Times said on Friday, citing military and administration officials.
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Senior official says defense chief, who has drawn a number of detractors, will be back. WASHINGTON -- President Bush picked former Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, the steady former military man who helped New York get back on its feet after the Sept.
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The increasing weakness of the Bush adminstration was exposed again today with the forced retirement of General Peter Pace as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff over the Iraq war.
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The new commandant of the US marines says the force may need to increase to meet commitments.
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The Pentagon appoints a retired general to review its Iraq operations, amid growing concern about security.
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Bernard B. Kerik, the former homeland security secretary nominee, said he faced an "ugly" process of confirmation.
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Adm. William J. Fallon, expected to be confirmed as the new top U.S. commander in the Middle East, said today that "time is running out" for Iraq's government to demonstrate its commitment to reducing violence in the country, without which Fallon said U.S. military operations will not succeed.