Why can't NATO and the U.S. get along in Afghanistan?

The Associated Press

Friendships are fraying on the battlefield.

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Why can't NATO and the U.S. get along in Afghanistan?

U.S. commanders don't think their NATO allies are fighting smart enough in Afghanistan. The NATO countries are insulted, and wonder why they're fighting America's war. And in the meantime, Taliban forces that once seemed defeated are growing in strength.

Why is the U.S. fighting with its NATO allies? And what can be done to salvage the mission in Afghanistan?

Ben likes: Out with old, in with a new NATO

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The old NATO, built on protecting Europe from a conventional attack by Warsaw Pact forces massed in Eastern Europe, is dead. We need a new NATO that's both flexible and capable of sending troops quickly to hot spots to fight unconventional wars.

Joel likes: The NATO Divide

Spencer P. Boyer & Caroline P. Wadhams/Center for American Progress

There are no easy answers, but the United States can do more to demonstrate to the world that Afghanistan is a priority and help change public opinion in Europe. U.S. officials must move away from statements such as those of Admiral Mike Mullen in his recent Congressional testimony: "In Afghanistan, we do what we can. In Iraq, we do what we must." This only shows NATO populations in Europe and Canada that we are not serious about the mission, and makes them more dubious of the whole enterprise.