Only Britain in Europe had the cruise missiles which created such precise and devastating damage to Milosevic's war machine. Only a handful of NATO nations had all-weather, day and night, precision guided weapons. The time has long since come to rectify this unsustainable imbalance. In the next crisis, that is a dangerous, high risk and very limited choice. On the contrary.
Every European country recognises the vital role the United States plays in Europe.
As an essential crisis manager, as we have seen in the Balkans. As a political stabiliser in Europe, and a unifier on tough political issues, such as German unification. And, in the final resort, as the ultimate guarantor, through the Alliance, of our security. No one wants that to change. But that cannot mean that the US must always take lead for the rest of time.