Gen. Martin Dempsey

Gen. Martin Dempsey On Iraq: A Fight That Will Take 'Multiple Years'

12:42am June 04, 2015

by NPR Staff

The Joint Chiefs chairman has been deeply involved in Iraq for more than a decade. In an NPR interview, he says he's not surprised by the slow going against ISIS, calling it a "long campaign."

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington earlier this month. In an interview on CNN Sunday, Carter complained that Iraqi forces lacked "the will to fight" the self-declared Islamic State.

Defense Secretary Carter: Iraqi Forces Lack 'Will To Fight' ISIS

11:04am May 26, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Ash Carter, in an interview on CNN, said that the ISF lost Anbar despite "vastly outnumbering" fighters of the self-declared Islamic State.

Gen. Dempsey Lands In Iraq As U.S. Presence Starts To Grow

8:36am November 15, 2014

by Melisa Goh

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey's visit comes as the U.S. prepares to deploy 1,500 military advisors to Iraq.

Members of the anti-war activist group CodePink interrupt a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (left) and Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Dempsey Says If Needed He Would Recommend Ground Forces In Iraq

2:57pm September 16, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told a Senate panel he supports the president's plan to combat Islamic State militants but that if it proved necessary, he would recommend U.S. ground forces.

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in December.

In Iraq, Coordination With Iran Not Impossible, Gen. Dempsey Says

4:26pm September 03, 2014

by Scott Neuman

"I'm not predicting that it's entirely impossible that we would at any point act collaboratively with Iran," the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff tells NPR.

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