He also believed that the European allies should be contributing more to their own defense.

The allies will contribute three-fourths of the total money, in a move that gives genuine force, and fairness, to the notion of burden-sharing.

But for the rotation plan to work in the long term, the general said, allies must contribute more troops.

One way our allies could contribute - without our appearing to be mercenaries - is by increasing support for American troops on their soil.

Ideally, the United States and its European allies should be contributing about $100 million a year toward solving this problem.

In any case, getting the allies to contribute a larger share may be easier said than done.

Those allies who've prospered behind the shield of a common defense must contribute their fair share.

But Washington didn't press hard, and the allies contributed only the minimum necessary to placate Congress.

A1 News analysis: The cost of the war is uncertain, since no one knows how long it will last or how much the allies will contribute.

Just how much Detroit and its political allies contributed to Tucker's undoing has long been debated.