Leon Panetta reassures European allies over defence cuts
<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/leon-panetta-reassures-european-allies-over-defence-cuts-133441795.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/13bZLRAX93DPMqtATBueUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-02-04T133441Z_1_BTRE81311Q300_RTROPTP_2_SECURITY-USA-PANETTA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gives a speech the 48th Conference on Security Policy in Munich" align="left" title="U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gives a speech the 48th Conference on Security Policy in Munich" border="0" /></a>MUNICH (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reassured European allies on Saturday that Washington remains committed to their security despite an austerity drive, as NATO pushed for new ways for alliance members to maintain capabilities at lower cost. Panetta said the U.S. Army would still have about 37,000 soldiers in Europe even after it withdraws two of its four combat brigades - about 7,000 soldiers - as part of efforts to cut $487 billion from the defence budget over the next decade. ...</p><br clear="all"/>
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