President Obama nominated Gen. Michael Dempsey to head the Joint Chiefs of Staff, completing an overhaul of his top military appointments. “In Iraq he lead our soldiers against a brutal insurgency, having trained Iraqi forces he knows the nations must ultimately take responsibility for their own security,” says President Obama.
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