Mullen: “Military is Ready to Respond” to Transition Terror Attack

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Mullen: “Military is Ready to Respond” to Transition Terror Attack

Bill Gertz
The Washington Times
November 7, 2008

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday that the United States is vulnerable to attack or other incidents during the presidential transition period and that the military is ready to respond.

“When you go back and look at the number of incidents that have occurred three or four months before an inauguration to about 12 months out, back to the ’50s, it’s pretty staggering the number of major incidents which have occurred in this time frame,” Adm. Michael Mullen said, noting that the danger is compounded by current world conditions.
The Sept. 11 attacks, for example, occurred eight months after President Bush took office, at a time when many key appointments had not been made.
Recent preparations for the transition in the Pentagon were aimed at preventing any attacks, and if an attack or incident does take place, the military is ready to respond, Adm. Mullen told Sara A. Carter, national security reporter for The Washington Times.
Shifts from old to new administrations are “always a challenging time in our country, always have been,” Adm. Mullen said.
“Transitions are always difficult,” he said. “We’ve put a lot of effort into it, and we’re ready.”
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