Not that this was in any real doubt, even after the admiral’s dust-up last week over Afghanistan troop levels with Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, but the committee just unanimously voted out Adm. Michael Mullen’s nomination for another two years as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Barring some unforeseen and epic meltdown, the Senate will surely approve Mullen on the floor in the very near future. Get ready for two more years of tweeting from @thejointstaff.
Mullen Will Get Another Term as Joint Chiefs Chairman
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