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4 March 2010

Quote of the week — from the United States

Top US general says stop listening to top US generals.

By Mehdi Hasan

US foreign policy is still too dominated by the military, too dependent upon the generals and admirals who lead our major overseas commands and not enough on the state department.

Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a speech at Kansas State University. From the horse’s mouth, eh?

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