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27/07/2010 | 1 comments

Pretty amazing that a Supreme Allied Commander Europe – standing as I do in the footsteps of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, just 65 years after the end of WWII and after 60 years of the founding of the Alliance – would need to write an op-ed with the title "Why NATO Matters to the USA.”

14/07/2010 | 0 comments

General Dave Petraeus took command of ISAF on Sunday, the 4^th of July. In his new capacity, he reports to the Secretary General, Anders Rasmussen, via my headquarters. Given that Dave and I have a close working and personal relationship going back over a decade, this is a good partnership to which I look forward.