Replies to post #67844 on Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[ergo sum]

Is Nato becoming a thing of the past?

But Ms. Alliot-Marie's point was more that the European military presence in Afghanistan is proof to the United States that Europe exists. Or, more specifically, that the long-vaunted idea of a European defense - as distinct from NATO - is slowly taking shape.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/22/international/asia/22euro.html?hp