Bush to Press Allies on Defense Spending
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 2006
By DESMOND BUTLER Associated Press Writer
AP) Facing rising violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Bush is pressing European allies for more help in a rush of high-stakes diplomacy amid growing public impatience with the war.
Bush left Monday for an overnight stop in Estonia ahead of a two-day NATO summit in Riga, Latvia. He then heads to Amman, Jordan, for talks Wednesday and Thursday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
The president is expected to urge NATO members to increase defense spending.
The defense outlays of some NATO partners are less than half those of the United States as a percentage of gross domestic product. Aides say many U.S. allies are ill-equipped for modern military operations.
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By DESMOND BUTLER Associated Press Writer
AP) Facing rising violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Bush is pressing European allies for more help in a rush of high-stakes diplomacy amid growing public impatience with the war.
Bush left Monday for an overnight stop in Estonia ahead of a two-day NATO summit in Riga, Latvia. He then heads to Amman, Jordan, for talks Wednesday and Thursday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
The president is expected to urge NATO members to increase defense spending.
The defense outlays of some NATO partners are less than half those of the United States as a percentage of gross domestic product. Aides say many U.S. allies are ill-equipped for modern military operations.
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