Gates Warns Of 'Dim' Future For Alliance
June 10 2011
Outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says America's military alliance with Europe faces a "dim, if not dismal" future, reports Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
Gates called NATO a "two-tiered" alliance split between those members "willing and able to pay the price and bear the burdens of alliance commitments, and those who enjoy the benefits of NATO membership ... but don't want to share the risks and the costs," as cited by CNN.
He gave his address on Friday to the...
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