1.   But Kosovo has come too soon for Europe, whatever the agreement on a future European defense identity between Britain and France.

2.   He suggested a separable European defense identity within NATO.

3.   Instead of spending, they vow at NATO summit meetings like the one in Washington in April to build a stronger European security and defense identity within the alliance.

4.   The United States would prefer the European defense identity to develop in NATO, though.

5.   French and British leaders opened a two-day summit Thursday evening, seeking to make progress in forging a new defense identity for the European Union.

6.   Saying efforts to forge a credible European defense identity within NATO have failed, France urged its EU partners Tuesday to rethink plans for a European security organization.

7.   France has called for a European to take over the southern command in keeping with the creation of a European defense identity within the alliance.

8.   France wants the command to come under European control to create a European defense identity within NATO.

9.   France wants the command to come under European control to create a European defense identity within the alliance in the post-Cold War world.

10.   France wants the command to come under European control to create a European defense identity within the alliance.