https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2010/06/25/joint-chiefs-chair-says-debt-is-the-greatest-threat-to-national-security/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 10:19:23 -0400<![CDATA[When Barbara Boxer claimed that CO2 emissions were the greatest threat to America&#8217;s national security, I scoffed at Boxer&#8217;s case of the vapors. What about North Korea, Iran&#8217;s nuclear-weapons pursuit, al-Qaeda and the Pakistani Taliban? We could ask the same of Admiral Mike Mullen, chair of the Joint Chiefs, who also shrugged off those pressing threats and claimed another as greater, except in this case, Mullen has it right:]]>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:36:58 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2010/06/25/joint-chiefs-chair-says-debt-is-the-greatest-threat-to-national-security-n170053