British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (left) and Defense Secretary John Hutton at odds about a European army.


UK Defense Secretary Backs EU Army

October 28, 2008 | From theTrumpet.com

John Hutton is the latest public figure to support a European military.

The new British defense secretary has backed French plans to create an EU army. John Hutton told the Sunday Times this week that “France is one of our closest allies, militarily. The French believe very strongly in this type of role. If we can support it, we should.â€