The top military commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has said in an interview that 10 member countries have refused to send soldiers to Iraq, raising "worrisome" doubts over how the alliance will fight future conflicts.
"We have roughly 10 countries that will not participate and not send their forces inside Iraq," General James Jones, NATO's supreme allied commander, Europe, was quoted as saying in the Financial Times newspaper.
"It is worrisome for its implications for the future cohesion of the alliance in future missions. I hope this is the only time it happens."
The paper said Gen Jones would not say which of NATO's 26 member nations had refused to send troops to join the US-led war in Iraq.
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"We have roughly 10 countries that will not participate and not send their forces inside Iraq," General James Jones, NATO's supreme allied commander, Europe, was quoted as saying in the Financial Times newspaper.
"It is worrisome for its implications for the future cohesion of the alliance in future missions. I hope this is the only time it happens."
The paper said Gen Jones would not say which of NATO's 26 member nations had refused to send troops to join the US-led war in Iraq.
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