ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Admiral Michael Mullen responds to questions at a press conference February 9, 2008 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Mullen, on a two-day visit to Pakistan, is meeting with top Pakistani military officials to coordinate on fighting Taliban and Al Qaeda on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, among other topics. Mullen said that he was satisfied with the way the Pakistani military had spent the billions of dollars in U.S. military assistance since September 11, 2001. Getty Images logo Getty Images 52 months ago

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Admiral Michael Mullen responds to questions at a press conference February 9, 2008 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Mullen, on a two-day visit to Pakistan, is meeting with top Pakistani military officials to coordinate on fighting Taliban and Al Qaeda on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, among other topics. Mullen said that he was satisfied with the way the Pakistani military had spent the billions of dollars in U.S. military assistance since September 11, 2001.

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