NATO's future rapid reaction force likely will be more capable and "probably more viable" than a separate European Union response force proposed by some officials on the continent, according to Air Force Gen. Charles Wald, deputy chief of U.S. European Command. One reason for this is the NATO force will be better tailored for the 21st-century security environment, he said at a breakfast with reporters today. "Between the European Union and the NATO response force, I think the NATO force...
