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Meanwhile in the bandit territory of the south and east, special forces, helicopter gunships and fighters under US control continued to seek the fleeting targets that were claimed to be Al Qaeda. In the same month that NATO declares the Response Force ready to deploy as a major fighting force at a moment's notice, the secretary General is touring capitals with a begging bowl looking for 2500 soldiers to reinforce Afghanistan.
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Rudderless in Riga
THE 2003 INTERVENTION IN IRAQ. TRIGGERED A PARTICULARLY difficult period for the Organisation, members were divided about its legitimacy and wisdom. As action depends on consensus, NATO stood aside. Slowly, the diplomatic damage has been repaired, but the alliance contribution to the desperate problem of Iraq remains small and limited to a training mission. Despite the strains felt by the United States and British forces, there is litt...
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