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Mullen: Troops can’t solve problems alone

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says troops can’t solve the world’s problems alone.

Adm. Mike Mullen spoke Thursday to a crowd of military officers at the Army Command and General Staff College at Leavenworth.

He said the military’s guiding principles of sharing the burden with government agencies, using a measured level of force and working with international partners are critical to resolving conflicts.

Mullen also says getting the global economic engine restarted will help minimize the influence of extremists that U.S. forces are battling.

After his lecture, he met with Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States.

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