'Pacification' of Europe is threat to security, US tells Nato
Obama administration accused Europe's leaders of endangering peace because of reluctance to foot bill for adequate defence
"The Obama administration accused Europe's leaders of endangering peace today because of their growing pacifism and reluctance to foot the bill for adequate defence.
In a withering attack on what Washington sees as European complacency in the face of new security threats, Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, demanded root-and-branch reform of the transatlantic alliance, voiced exasperation with Nato bureaucracy and said it was becoming increasingly difficult for the US and Europe "to operate and fight together".
Gates told a Washington meeting of Nato officials and security experts "the pacification of Europe" had gone too far......."
Obama administration accused Europe's leaders of endangering peace because of reluctance to foot bill for adequate defence
"The Obama administration accused Europe's leaders of endangering peace today because of their growing pacifism and reluctance to foot the bill for adequate defence.
In a withering attack on what Washington sees as European complacency in the face of new security threats, Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, demanded root-and-branch reform of the transatlantic alliance, voiced exasperation with Nato bureaucracy and said it was becoming increasingly difficult for the US and Europe "to operate and fight together".
Gates told a Washington meeting of Nato officials and security experts "the pacification of Europe" had gone too far......."
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