Mullen 'very positive' after first meeting with Obama

[Forkboy]

WASHINGTON - Admiral Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, went unarmed into his first meeting with the incoming commander in chief - no aides, no PowerPoint presentation, no briefing books.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs came away with a view of the next president as a nonideological pragmatist.

Summoned nine days ago to President-elect Barack Obama's Chicago transition office, Mullen showed up with just a pad, a pen, and a desire to take the measure of his boss to be.

There was little talk of exiting Iraq or beefing up the US force in Afghanistan; the one-on-one, 45-minute conversation ranged from the personal to the philosophical. Mullen came away with what he wanted: a view of the next president as a nonideological pragmatist who was willing to both listen and lead.

After the meeting, the chairman "felt very good, very positive," according to Mullen spokesman Captain John Kirby.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/12/01/mullen_very_positive_after_first_meeting_with_obama/

[bridgit]

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[Forkboy]

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