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WASHINGTON — The nation’s top military officer says that it’s too easy to hand off foreign-policy problems to the well-organized, well-funded Pentagon but that diplomacy is sometimes best left to diplomats.
“We should be more willing to break this cycle and say when armed forces may not always be the best choice to take the lead,” Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Monday.
Mullen said civilian agencies including the State Department deserve more money and support, because they can often do a better job of projecting American policy and ideas.
Mullen spoke at the Nixon Center, acknowledging an award from the policy and study group.
