What Is The U.S. Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Thinking?

MEMORIAL LECTURE - U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers the Pew Memorial Lecture to students and faculty at Grove City College, Pa., Feb. 2, 2009. The Pew Memorial Lecture honors J. Howard Pew, the college's benefactor, and features speakers who share Pew's love of faith and freedom. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

From DoD Buzz:

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Adm. Mike Mullen, said today is concerned the global financial crisis may “result in increased instability” around the globe. “At a time when resources are drying up… what does that mean for security,” Mullen asked, making it clear he is worried.

Mullen spoke before an audience of more than 1,500 attending the Reserve Officers Association’s annual conference. Perhaps most worrying, the chairman conceded that the US national security establishment has a fairly poor record at gauging where and when trouble might break out. “Those of us who have been doing this for a while know we are not good at predicting,” the world’s next trouble spot.

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