Admiral Mullen: Afghan conflict serious, 'deteriorating'
• ReutersThe situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating along with U.S. public
support for the war, Washington's top military officer said as he left open the possibility of another increase in troops.
"I think it is serious and it is deteriorating, and I've said that over
the past couple of years -- that the Taliban insurgency has gotten
better, more sophisticated," said Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.



