Political Quotes

“What concerns me about NATO is this--I quote not the Senator from Virginia but Secretary General Lord Robertson of NATO: The United States must have partners who can contribute their fair share to operations which benefit the entire Euro-Atlantic community. . . . But the reality is . . . hardly any European country can deploy usable and effective forces in significant numbers outside their borders, and sustain them for months or even years, as we all need to do today. For all Europe's rhetoric, an annual investment of over $140 billion by NATO's European members, we still need U.S. help to move, command and provision a major operation. American critics of Europe's military incapability are right. So if we are to ensure that the United States moves towards neither unilateralism nor isolationism, all European countries must show a new willingness to develop effective crisis management capabilities.”