Mullen plays it straight on ‘Daily Show’
January 7th, 2010 | leadership Morale | Posted by Susan Schept
Jon Stewart interviews Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen during a Jan. 6 airing of the Daily Show in New York City.//MC1 Chad J. McNeeley/Navy
Adm. Mike Mullen took a break Jan. 6 for a taping of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in New York City. The comedian wasted no time with his first question. (Click here for the video.)
“Obviously without giving away too much, when are we going to bomb Yemen?” Stewart asked, referring to the country where would-be airline bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab trained before trying to blow up a plane on Christmas day.
“I have some things in storage there, and I would like to know if I need to move them to Oman,” Stewart said.
“Not real soon,” Mullen said.
Stewart didn’t throw too many curve balls. He stayed pretty serious, asking questions about the troop build-up in Afghanistan, the home front and other issues. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff steered clear of commenting on the differing styles of his former and current bosses, but he did praise President Barack Obama’s decision to send more troops to Afghanistan.
“I thought he made a courageous decision to get at this enemy who continues to threaten us, not just in Afghanistan, but also in Pakistan, and there’s no better evidence of that than what happened on the 25th of December,” Mullen said, referring to the botched airline bombing.
Comments
-
Weekly Drill Down: New Camo, Sci-Fi Weapons and More | Military Boots Blog Says:
January 11th, 2010 at 10:31 am[...] Watch The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart interview Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen. (Scoop Deck) [...]