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Admiral Mullen and General McChrystal meet secretly at Ramstein

by Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke | September 25, 2009 at 11:31 am

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Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, met secretly with General Stanley McChrystal today at Ramstein Airbase in Germany. Apparently Admiral Mullen wanted to discuss General McChrystal's much anticipated request for more troops in Afghanistan.

There has been much speculation as to the number of troops General McChrystal would require to complete the task envisaged with this strategy. Some analysts speculated that as many as 40,000 more troops would be asked for.

A leak of McChrystal's report has brought this issue to the forefront. In the absence of an Obama strategy, almost a half of Americans do not support the war. President Obama has stated that he will take a while to develop a strategy. He stated he wants to get it right.

Admiral Mullen will take General McChrystal's report directly to Secretary Gates by the end of the day today. Secretary Gates will keep it secret until the President develops his strategy.

WASHINGTON — Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal met secretly in Germany on Wednesday with Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to discuss the general’s anticipated request for more troops for the war in Afghanistan, Pentagon officials said.

One official said that Admiral Mullen asked to meet face-to-face with General McChrystal, the top American and NATO commander in Afghanistan, “so that he could get a better understanding from General McChrystal directly about the resource requirement.” The official said Admiral Mullen did not deliver any specific message to the general in their meeting, at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. The base is roughly halfway between Washington and General McChrystal’s headquarters in Kabul.

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marianmo

at 14:33 on September 25th, 2009

ty for this post

Wes Freeman (not verified)

at 14:24 on September 29th, 2009

The General had better watch his "Six" because no one in Washington is watching it for him. His CIC is on the way to Denmark to take care of more important things than National Security, Like pitching the 2016 Olympics for "Al Capones" City of Chicago. The Military will be left out in the cold because as far as Obama is concerned, out of sight, out of mind. Maybe God will protect our troops, Washington sure as hell will not.

Rick Hancock (not verified)

at 07:37 on October 5th, 2009

General McChrystal deserves the thanks and gratitude of the American people for speaking out. The people in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Washington do nothing but speak out the side of their mouths. The troops the General commands should admire his dedication and the willingness to place his career on the line for the mission and for their safety. Some have accused General McChrystal of insubordination. It seems more accurate to accuse the Commander in Chief of dereliction of duty. For him to claim this is the war to win and then ignore and delay on the advice of the General he chose is neglegent and boarders on criminal when the lives of American servicemen and women are on the line. It might be the President's call but it is our son's and daughter's lives he is playing politics with. Who does the President want "to get it right" with? The rest of world? or the boots on the ground? His past conduct betrays his intentions.