EMM News Explorer: Michael Mullen

[said:]: The chairman has made it clear many times that he remains concerned about the ballistic missile threat posed by Iran, but it would be inappropriate to discuss any mitigation or defence measures we might have in place to deter/defeat that threat.

dailymail 01-FEB-10

[-says]: Should this occur,

NPRnews 28-JAN-10

[-said]: They are such an integral part of our readiness and our success, in ways I don’t think we totally understand yet. It’s because of their support, in so many ways, that we’ve been able to succeed.

globalsecurity 26-JAN-10

[-told]: That requires us to be much more harmonious,

globalsecurity 26-JAN-10

[-said]: These groups that didn't work with each other at all, now are more and more collaborative. And that requires us to be much more harmonious.

globalsecurity 26-JAN-10

[-said]: To be able to get down to theater that rapidly, was truly exceptional,

globalsecurity 26-JAN-10

[-told]: We have all said this isn’t just about the military,

globalsecurity 26-JAN-10

[agreed:]: to continue the dialogue at the level of experts during the next round of negotiations on strategic offensive arms in Geneva planned for February and to prepare the signing of the said treaty,

focusnews 23-JAN-10

[ said]: It’s been clear for weeks about the need to clear out Marjah, so that’s going to happen,

sundaytimes 23-JAN-10

[-said]: This morning, the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson arrived outfitted with 19 helicopters, 51 hospital beds, three operating rooms, hundreds of thousands of gallons of water per day production capability and a significant capacity to deliver disaster-relief supplies,

globalsecurity 16-JAN-10

[-said]: Within the next week, those assets will be augmented by two more small helicopter-carrying naval vessels,

news 16-JAN-10

[-said]: We talked about that early … we made an early decision that we didn't need to do that,

usaToday 16-JAN-10

[-said]: There is clearly more and more of that going on, and how much of it we have in the military is something that we ought to really understand,

news 16-JAN-10

[-said]: Getting the relief help out there is what we are focused on right now,

latimes 16-JAN-10

[-said]: While these assets tend to the immediate material and medical needs of the people of Haiti, these ships, aircraft and troops also deliver hope, although it seems that supplies and security cannot come quickly enough,

news 15-JAN-10

[-told]: The initial intent is to strategically place some of our soldiers so that they can help with that relief distribution. And then, obviously, we're all focused on the security piece as well,

news 15-JAN-10

[-said that]: The answer is, we have no plans to do that, and we shouldn’t forget this is a sovereign country.

yemenobserver 14-JAN-10

[-said]: We worked throughout the night to figure out how we can do that and do that as rapidly as possible,

msnbc 13-JAN-10

[-said]: The United States is going to do all we can to help, and we’ve worked throughout the night to figure out how we can do that and do it as rapidly as possible,

globalsecurity 13-JAN-10

[-said]: I was stunned when I was told there are too many to track,

news 13-JAN-10

[-said]: There does not appear to be any scientific correlation between the number of deployments and those that are at risk, but I'm just hard pressed to believe that's not the case,

HonululuAdvetrtiser 13-JAN-10

[-said that]: very very destabilizing.

asharq 12-JAN-10

[-said]: This Al Qaeda threat is not going away. It's going to keep coming at us and I don't just mean us, the United States, I think us, internationally -- until we take steps to finish it off,

rediff 11-JAN-10

[-said]: This al Qaeda threat is not going away. It's going to keep coming at us and I don't just mean us, the United States, I think us, internationally -- until we take steps to finish it off,

financialexpress 11-JAN-10

[added:]: When asked about striking Iran, specifically, that ... has a very, very destabilizing outcome. ... That part of the world could become much more unstable, which is a dangerous global outcome, much less regional, for the world we're living in right now. ... That's why one of the things that I think it so important is that we continue internationally, diplomatically, politically -- not just we, the United States, but the international community -- continue to focus on this.

middle 11-JAN-10

[-said]: We have certainly focused on Iran for a long time and recognise ... what the potential could be,

dailytimesPK 09-JAN-10

[-said]: They've been pretty clear about the support that they want and what they don't want,

msnbc 09-JAN-10

[-told]: I think that outcome (of a nuclear Iran) is potentially a very, very destabilising outcome ... on the other hand, when asked about striking Iran, specifically, that also has a very, very destabilising outcome,

dailytimesPK 09-JAN-10

[-said]: Yet we still have a long way to go,

msnbc 09-JAN-10

[-told]: We're in a time of real economic challenge,

reuters 09-JAN-10

[-asked]: And so what does that mean for the military?

reuters 09-JAN-10

[ said]: This is my top priority right now,

globalsecurity 09-JAN-10

[-said]: We have great respect for the president there in terms of his, his judgment, in terms of what he needs to do,

msnbc 09-JAN-10

[-said]: One of the things that I think is so important is that we continue internationally, diplomatically, politically — not just ‘we’ the United States but the international community, continue to focus on this to prevent those two outcomes,

dailytimesPK 09-JAN-10

[-said]: it's going to take a patience to return that relationship to the strong one that used to be there with a country that is really critical and vital in that part of the world and has its own challenges, the extremist and terrorist challenges... It's a very serious problem.

HindustanTimes 09-JAN-10

[-said]: We have great respect for the president there in terms of his, his judgment, in terms of what heneeds to do,

newschannel5 09-JAN-10

[ said]: We've got to promote those kinds people, and we've got to have people and leaders that recognize that,

globalsecurity 09-JAN-10

[-said]: now they wanted to talk about development and investment,

globalsecurity 08-JAN-10

[-said]: There’s a lot of concern, potential and focus that needs to be sustained in that part of the world,

globalsecurity 08-JAN-10

[-said]: My condolences and sympathies go out to the families of these courageous, patriotic, dedicated professionals that we lost recently, and we are blessed to have them as we are those who serve in the military,

globalsecurity 08-JAN-10

[-said]: Now we're in the execution phase of that,

globalsecurity 07-JAN-10

[-said]: It does have to do with sharing information and it does have to do with huge bureaucracies. And we collect an extraordinary amount of data,

reuters 07-JAN-10

[-told]: I think that outcome is potentially a very, very destabilizing outcome ... on the other hand, when asked about striking Iran, specifically, that also has a very, very destabilizing outcome,

alertnet 07-JAN-10

[-said]: Certainly there is the concern that this would bring more, generate more support from young males who might be on the fence about what to do with their lives,

reuters 07-JAN-10

[-told]: The president -- he's not patient about this at all. These changes have to be made immediately,

reuters 07-JAN-10

[-said]: the United States but the international community, continue to focus on this to prevent those two outcomes,

alertnet 07-JAN-10

[ said]: I have had significant concerns about the growing threat in Yemen, the growth of another safe haven for al Qaeda in Yemen, as well as Somalia and other areas of the world that I would call potential failed states

kuna 06-JAN-10

[-said]: I think if you and I on the 12th of September 2001 would have said that it would be nine-plus years before we had anything like this, or we would go that long without another major incident, at least from my perspective, I would have had doubt that we could have done that,

usaToday 06-JAN-10

[-said]: I told our troops heading here to steel themselves for more combat and more casualties,

latimes 01-JAN-10

[-said earlier this month]: I think 2010 will be a pretty violent year,

guardian 27-DEC-09

[-said]: The plan for all of us is to transition security to the local forces,

guardian 27-DEC-09

[-replied]: It's just the clock,

guardian 27-DEC-09

[-said]: This is the most dangerous time I've seen growing up the last four decades in uniform,

watchingamerica 24-DEC-09

[ says]: This is what happened in Iraq during the surge and as tragic as it is, to turn this thing around, it will be a part of this surge (in Afghanistan) as well,

watchingamerica 24-DEC-09

[wrote:]: My belief remains that political means are the best tools to attain regional security and that military force will have limited results. However, should the president call for military options, we must have them ready.

TheScotsman 22-DEC-09

[-said last week]: I do not, certainly, claim that they are great friends, but they are collaborating in ways that, quite frankly, scare me quite a bit,

nst 22-DEC-09

[-told]: I understand exactly what you’re saying,

news 21-DEC-09

[-said]: we should be able to leverage that (attitude) for the best for the country.

globalsecurity 21-DEC-09

[-wrote]: the admiral wrote. The enablers include such things as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets, engineers, military police and civil affairs personnel. All aspects of the joint force need to act more quickly, he said. Far too many of our daily practices do not match the speed of war,

globalsecurity 21-DEC-09

[-wrote]: My belief remains that political means are the best tools to attain regional security and that military force will have limited results,

newschannel5 21-DEC-09

[-wrote]: In the near term, we will maintain focus on regular and irregular threats to the vital national interests and to our forces directly in harm’s way,

globalsecurity 21-DEC-09

[answers:]: It’s just the clock. Can we move as fast as we need to move?

TheFrontierPost 21-DEC-09

[-said]: I worry a great deal about ... Iran and destabilizing as opposed to stabilizing,

CBSnews 21-DEC-09

[-said]: Too many people eagerly and easily criticise Pakistan for what they have not done,

dailytimesPK 21-DEC-09

[-said]: Overall, I’m impressed with the progress, (but) time is still of the essence,

globalsecurity 21-DEC-09

[-said]: They’ve been through so much,

globalsecurity 21-DEC-09

[-wrote]: Afghanistan has deteriorated in the last year, but reversing the Taliban 's momentum is achievable,

newschannel5 21-DEC-09

[-said]: Admittedly it’s not complete because the reconstruction is still out there,

globalsecurity 21-DEC-09

[-said]: There is a feeling that ‘now it’s over to you,’

globalsecurity 21-DEC-09

[ said]: I think that political leaders have to work that out,

euronews 20-DEC-09

[-said]: Too many people eagerly and easily criticize Pakistan for what they have not done,

msnbc 20-DEC-09

[-said last week]: I do not, certainly, claim that they are great friends, but they are collaborating in ways that quite frankly, scare me quite a bit,

msnbc 20-DEC-09

[-said]: At the heart of this is al-Qaida still at work in Iraq,

globalsecurity 19-DEC-09

[-later told]: My meetings here also emphasised the work that still needs to be done, and that work would focus on Iraq even becoming more stable,

news 18-DEC-09

[-said]: That draw down from 115,000 to 50,000 is going to happen, no doubt in my mind,

news 18-DEC-09

[-told]: One of your soldiers costs a million dollars a year. One of ours costs $6,000. So spend that money on us, and we get 165 of our soldiers for one of yours.

CBSnews 18-DEC-09

[-also acknowledged]: Where we can, we're assisting in all possible ways to help provide information about the source of these attacks.

news 18-DEC-09

[-said]: At the heart of this is really Al-Qaeda, still at work in Iraq ,

news 18-DEC-09

[-said]: I hope more than anything you will be able to focus on the people of this country. That's what this is all about.

news 17-DEC-09

[-warned]: We can tactically win, but if we're killing local civilians were going to strategically lose,

news 17-DEC-09

[-said]: It's critical that we continue to focus on them and they take the lead and essentially become responsible for their own security, which actually is a more exciting proposition than what's occurring right now,

news 17-DEC-09

[-said]: He's got to hold on to this territory,

AP 17-DEC-09

[-acknowledged]: We have to start delivering results now,

news 17-DEC-09

[-said]: I remain deeply concerned by the growing level of collusion between the Afghan Taliban and al Qaida and other extremist groups taking refuge across the border in Pakistan ,

news 16-DEC-09

[-told]: We see them still planning to kill as many Americans as they have before,

earthtimes 16-DEC-09

[-told]: The lack of trust between our countries – there are a lot of reasons for that and I actually understand them,

news 16-DEC-09

[-said]: It's the entire network that must be defeated. We are very focused on that in terms of the outcome.

cnn 15-DEC-09

[-said]: We don't have a lot of time. The slope on this insurgency is going in the wrong direction, and it has picked up, three years, each year to a significant degree,

cnn 15-DEC-09

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