As part of the ongoing World Leaders Forum, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff spoke at Columbia today. After having lunch with veterans attending Columbia, Mullen discussed the university's leadership in helping veterans and their relatives obtain an Ivy League Education. The university leads Ivy League schools in having 270 students receiving from veterans' benefits. The conversation also addressed pressing world issues, such as the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as Iran's nuclear program. The Admiral also advocated the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Rule, while President Bollinger responded that the University might then be more welcoming to military groups on campus.