Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff poses for photos with the Joint Visitors Bureau administrative staff manned by soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard's 156th Army Band in Baghdad, Iraq on July 28, 2010. Mullen is returning to Washington, D.C. after a successful 10-day, five country tour meeting with service members, counterparts and international leaders. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley/Released)
The United States military is committed over the long-term to a positive, productive partnership with Iraqi security forces, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
"“It’s very important for me that America understands what’s going on. And then in the democracy in which we exist, make decisions about what we’re going to do.” "
(April 18, 2010, Conversations with the Country)