Mullen says the indian ocean meeting was not about u. s.commanders demanding greater action from their pakistani colleagues , but rather an effort to discuss how best the two countries can confront the problem together .
穆伦说,在印度洋的会谈并不意味美国要求巴方扩大行动,而是讨论双方如何共同面对问题。
Adm. michael mullen , the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff , said wednesday he believes the recent attack is tied to the succession of kim jong il 's son .
Before landing in seoul , adm. mullen didn 't criticize those exercises directly , but said the u. s.and south korea must take care to examine future exercises to make sure they address shortfalls in military preparedness while not exacerbating tensions .
Mike mullen , chairman of the joint chiefs of staff , last year warned that the debt pile could limit the flexibility of the us in funding its military in his eyes the " most significant threat to our national security " .
' He 's got his forces pretty well stretched from tripoli all the way out to benghazi , and we will endeavor to sever his logistics support in the next day or so , ' the top u.s. military officer , adm. mike mullen , told cnn 's ' state of the union ' on sunday .
Both adm. michael mullen , the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff , and defense secretary robert gates , however , did explicitly say that the u. s.would live up to any requirements of its alliance with japan .