Sunday, July 24, 2011

U.S. Looking At Europe For More Defense Help

U.S. Looks To European Allies For Defense Help -- NPR

With U.S. military spending coming under new pressure from congressional budget cutters, Pentagon planners want European allies to pick up a greater share of the defense burden. The question is which way to look.

West European countries are the most accustomed to working with the U.S. military, but they are now the least inclined to invest in defense. To the east, the former Soviet bloc countries are generally eager to help, but their militaries have less experience in joint operations with their U.S. counterparts.

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My Comment: The Americans are going to be very disappointed.

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