Bush wants to elbow NATO aside in Afghanistan

This idea, that of America taking sole command in Afghanistan outside of NATO structures, ought to go over like a lead balloon on the other side of the pond (and north of the 49th parallel if Canadian PM Harper loses his snap re-election bid).

I can see putting all NATO forces, U.S. or otherwise, under one general, a la Eisenhower in the ETO in World War II. But, no NATO existed then as an alliance structure.

And, I’m sure BushCo did nothing to “test the waters” before dropping this one out of nowhere.