Robert Gates issues stern warning to European partners in farewell speech
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10 June 2010
Jonathan Dowdall -
reporting from Brussels
Hail and farewell . . . and general disappointment
In his last ever political address as Secretary of Defense for the United States of America, Robert Gates has rounded off his 11 day over-seas "swan-song tour" with a firm warning to European allies that they "must be responsible for their share of collective defence", in order to avoid strategic irrelevance.
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