Paris has always resented Washington's post-World War II dominance in Western Europe, which is why Charles de Gaulle pulled France out of NATO's military structure in the mid-1960s.

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Brede Hangeland nodded a corner wide, Zamora shot straight at keeper Povilas Valincius and Zoltan Gera flashed wide of the near post as the Cottagers failed to turn their increasing dominance into goals.

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At home, the Defence Department's post-Gulf-war prestige is also in the balance, along with the doctrines of high-tech dominance that the Gulf war encouraged people to believe.

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