US turns the screws on NATO, lauds its ally Australia
CHICAGO: Officially, NATO meetings in Chicago this weekend will focus on the alliance's withdrawal from Afghanistan, improved military co-operation between the allies and missile defence. Unofficially the crucial issue is cash. Speaking at a briefing in Washington earlier this week, Nicholas Burns, a former US ambassador to NATO, said Americans were tired of being ''defence providers'' to Europe's '' ...
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