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    BEIJING, May 4 --A leaked classified report shows the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told congress that the US military may not be able to win any new wars as quickly as planned.

    A senior defence official says General Richard Myers has warned that the US military is in a period of increased risk because conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are straining manpower and resources.

    Myers delivered the report to Congress on Monday and predicts the risk will decrease in a year or two.

    "The message that we are sending to Congress is that the United States military can fulfill its task under the National Security Strategy, National Defence Strategy, National Military Strategy and we will be successful and prevail in anything our nation asks us to do under those strategies - that is the bottom line."

    Myers also says the US military has timelines in place for defeating its potential adversaries, given there are enough soldiers, tanks, aircraft and warships available to do the job.

    He admits the timelines might have to be extended.

    About 138-thousand American troops are in Iraq, according to US Central Command. Another 18-thousand are in Afghanistan.

(Source: CRIENGLISH.com)