Joint Chiefs chairman says soldiers can’t solve world’s problems alone, burden must be shared

Mullen: Troops can’t solve world’s problems alone

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

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

He says 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 U.S.