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Washington has a small window of opportunity to mold NATO into amodern, effective alliance that advances the interests of theUnited States and other members. The U.S. will always retain theoption of unilateral intervention to defend its strategicinterests, but effective partnering with NATO is a sensible andrealistic way to formulate burden-sharing arrangements with itsEuropean allies.
Despite the ongoing war against Islamic terrorists and the need tomeet enduring national security requirements, the defense budget isnot large. By itself, it poses no threat to the overall economy.With the future of free peoples at stake, spending 4 percent of thenational economy for defense is well worth the cost.