Senate confirms Mullen as new military chief

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Source: Reuters

Senate confirms Mullen as new military chief
Sat Aug 4, 2007 1:00AM EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed
President George W. Bush's choice of Michael Mullen to be his
top military adviser, replacing Marine Gen. Peter Pace as
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Mullen, 60, has been serving as chief of Naval operations.

Pace was not asked by the Bush administration to serve another
term as head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff because of his role in
the Iraq war. Politicians and retired generals have blamed Pace
and other top officers for not properly planning a post-invasion
program for Iraq and for using too few U.S. troops.

On Tuesday, Mullen told Congress that he thought the United
States would be in Iraq for "years not months" and that a
rapid military withdrawal could turn the country into a "caldron."


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0333675520070804

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1. Is it me, or are we

or are we going through top military "advisor's" faster than Iraq goes through PM's?

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2. Pace served his full term

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3. Did he now?

"Appointed by George W. Bush, Pace succeeded United States Air Force Gen. Richard Myers on September 30, 2005.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced on June 8, 2007 that he would advise the President not to renominate Pace for a second term, so Pace is expected to step down on September 30, 2007. The President nominated Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Mullen as Pace's replacement."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pace