Clinton Voices Concern Over U.K. Military Spending Cuts
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LONDON -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's worried by the military cutbacks being planned by the British government.
The U.K., which maintains the second-largest foreign force in Afghanistan, wants to reduce spending as part of a campaign to control the country's ballooning deficit.
But the planned reductions -- due to be finalized in a defense spending review next week -- have caused unease across Britain's armed forces. The United States, which counts Britain as one of its closest allies, is watching with interest.
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Clinton told the BBC earlier this week that she is worried by the cuts and that all NATO allies should work to maintain the trans-Atlantic alliance.
The BBC interview was broadcast Friday.
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