Joint Chiefs Nominee Questioned on Iraq by Mark Mazzetti

Published: August 2, 2007, 11:14 am

t is good to see the chair-designate of the Joint Chiefs acknowledge this reality.August 1, 2007Joint Chiefs Nominee Questioned on IraqBy MARK MAZZETTINEW YORK TIMESWASHINGTON, July 31 The Navy admiral nominated to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday that American military efforts in Iraq would fail unless Iraqi leaders did more to bridge sectarian divides. But he also warned that a rapid exit of American troops could turn Iraq into a cauldron for broader Middle East strife.The failure of the Iraqis to make progress toward political unity imperils Iraq, said the nominee, Adm. Michael G. Mullen, who said that unless things changed, no amount of troops in no amount of time will make much of a difference. He said he believed that the American troop increase this year in Iraq had helped tamp down violence, saying security was not great, but better. But he also said that the United States risked breaking the Army if the Pentagon decided to

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