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Leaks of classified information place lives at risk, and that has already happened, the chairman said.
WikiLeaks' posting of classified documents demonstrates 'little care for those lives, and little care for the responsibilities that come with focusing on those lives, or the kinds of engagements that we have diplomatically,' he said.
At the same time, he said, leaked documents reveal how deeply the United States is engaged around the world.
'Often times, we focus heavily on trouble spots, because they're the most dangerous,' Mullen said. 'We are a country that really tries to solve those problems.'
He said the United States has been, and continues to be in many ways, indispensable in its leadership to 'move these problems to a place where they can be solved.'
'Do we always get it right? No. Do we make mistakes? Certainly, on occasion,' Mullen said. 'But I think by and large what you're seeing is the U.S. as it always has been - heavily engaged, working to lead, and trying to solve some very, very complex, difficult, and dangerous problems, and we'll continue to do that.' |
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