American military stretched to the limit, now the pressure is on NATO
Saturday, October 16, 2004 at 04:52AM
TheSpook
US demands on the Nato alliance are growing more onerous as the
American military struggles to meet global commitments. And Nato, which
lost an evil empire and failed to find a role, is feeling the strain.
This week's US proposal to integrate Nato's peacekeepers in Afghanistan
with US combat troops fighting the "war on terror" there is a case in
point. Germany and France, which jointly lead the 9,000-strong
International Security and Assistance Force in Kabul, rejected the
idea. They do not want their soldiers under US command. And they
suspect the US would use a merger as cover for troop withdrawals. But
as usual with its Nato initiatives, the US expects to get its way.
Undaunted, US ambassador Nicholas Burns said he wants a blueprint on
the table by next February. [
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