Flag officers are very good at agreeing with the boss - it’s pretty much of a requirement on the way up.
He does not remind me of Halsey Or John Paul Jones type.
Mullen is a toady. Any military officer who is more concerned about time tables than winning is unfit for service. I don’t see the Army brass jumping up and down for joy and its their men women who are actually closing with the enemy. They’re keeping their mouths shut.