McCain Calls on Allies to Contribute More to NATO

By John Liang / December 1, 1999 at 5:00 AM
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) today called on U.S. NATO allies to contribute more of their resources to the alliance. "Our allies are currently spending too little on their own defense," McCain said in a speech to the National Jewish Coalition in Washington, DC. "They are increasingly indifferent to the serious problems inherent in developing a defense identity separate from NATO. And they persist in avoiding coming to terms with the necessity of forging a mutual defense against...

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