US angered by refusal of some in NATO to participate in Iraq mission.
Germany, along with fellow antiwar NATO members Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Spain, went along with the decision to set up the Baghdad training mission but have refused to permit their officers stationed at NATO's two operations bases to participate, they said.
A "heated exchange" occurred between the US and German representatives during the ambassadors' meeting, according to one source. The senior US official denied that account but made clear that Washington and its allies in NATO's governing board were not pleased.
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