Gates: NATO alliance future could be 'dim, dismal'

BRUSSELS – In a stern rebuke, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Friday that the future of the historic NATO military alliance is at risk because of European penny-pinching and distaste for front-line combat. The United States won't carry the alliance as a charity case, the outgoing ...

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In a stern rebuke, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Friday that the future of the historic NATO military alliance is at risk because of European penny ...

• Gates: NATO alliance future could be ‘dim, dismal’


BRUSSELS — In a stern rebuke, U.S. Defense Sec­re­tary Robert Gates warned Fri­day that the future of the his­toric NATO mil­i­tary alliance is at risk because of Euro ...

• Gates: NATO alliance future could be 'dim, dismal'


Some NATO countries bristled, but Britain quickly and heartily agreed. Gates' assessment that NATO could face "a dim if not dismal" future echoes long-standing concern of U.S ...

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Robert Gates: NATO alliance future could be ‘dim, dismal’ ... Gates’ assessment that NATO could face "a dim if not dismal" future echoes long-standing ...

• Gates: NATO alliance future could be 'dim, dismal'


BRUSSELS (AP) — America's military alliance with Europe — the cornerstone of U.S. security policy for six decades — faces a "dim, if not dismal" future, U.S. Defense ...

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BRUSSELS (AP) — In a stern rebuke, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Friday that the future of the historic NATO military alliance is at risk because of European penny ...

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• Gates: NATO alliance future could be 'dim, dismal'


The White House stood by Gates' comments Friday, though officials emphasized that the outgoing defense secretary was not guaranteeing a dim future for NATO, only saying that ...