US Defense Chief´s `Iron-Clad´ Support of Georgia Goes Beyond NATO  
(WorldNews Europe)

U.S. and Georgian defense ministers met in Brussels Wednesday to reaffirm the long-standing defense relationship between the countries. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was in Brussels to reassure European allies of America´s `iron-clad` commitment to NATO, as the trans-Atlantic alliance prepares for its biggest military exercises since the Cold War. Meeting with Georgian Defense Minister Levan Izoria, Mattis remarked on the South Caucasus nation`s exemplary defense reforms and contributions to the NATO Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan, where Tbilisi´s 870 uniformed...