Mullen Talks on Afghanistan

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen speaks withNewsHour's Jim Lehrer after having spoken with troops that will deployto Afghanistan as part of President Obama's new strategy. Mullen saysthat he stressed to troops that they should learn about Afghan cultureto try and best understand the people they are fighting alongside. Healso again stressed that the 2011 withdrawal date is simply a target.

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