Monday, September 17, 2012

How America's War Against Terror Groups Is Undermining NATO

U.S. Tactics Threaten NATO -- Tom Parker, National Interest

A growing chasm in operational practice is opening up between the United States and its allies in NATO. This rift is putting the Atlantic alliance at risk. Yet no one in Washington seems to be paying attention.

The escalating use of unmanned aerial vehicles to strike terrorist suspects in an increasing number of operational environments from the Arabian Peninsula to Southeast Asia, coupled with the continued use of military commissions and indefinite detention, is driving a wedge between the United States and its allies.

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My Comment:
If NATO has an alternative plan to the present operational war against Al Qaeda and it's affiliated .... I am all ears. But NATO does not, and the legal barriers that it is setting up will only benefit terror groups and their sympathizers.

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