RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 18, 2011 – Hours after the last U.S. Forces Iraq convoy crossed the border into Kuwait on its way home, U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sat down for the first time with Saudi officials to discuss Iraq and other developments in the region. Story
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT, Dec. 17, 2011 – It’s too soon to calculate how the end of U.S. Forces Iraq will affect the region’s military dynamics, but the U.S. focus on the Middle East and its partner countries is unwavering, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Story
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT, Dec. 17, 2011 – Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, took time on a multicountry USO holiday tour to thank Kuwaiti officials for that nation’s critical help to U.S. Forces Iraq over the past eight years and now, as the mission is ending. Story
