From: Ad 

http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20061121-083639-1377r.htm

"Second, and for the purposes of the Riga summit more pertinently,
NATO troops on the ground are subject to restrictions on their activities
imposed not by the command on the ground, but by their own national
governments. This is a major obstacle to their effectiveness. As one
Pentagon official recently stated in frustration, "This is no way to
run an alliance.""

ROFLMAO....the one nation which has stuck to this most closely is.....the
USA to the degree of insisting that the top NATO commanders must be
American so that US forces don't fall under "foreign" control.

"The United Kingdom and the United States currently make up the bulk
of the 32,000 NATO troops there, with Britain contributing 6,000 and the
United States 12,000, who only recently were placed under NATO
command."


Note the last sentence.

Is this Pentagon official really saying he'd like US forces to come under
NATO control & if so under say a German or Turkish or Greek general? If
so then why not open the top jobs up to non-US mil ppl?

If not then it's just a ploy to get "foreign" forces under US control.

Adam

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