Posted on 12/04/2003 10:48:11 PM PST by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:11:02 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
BRUSSELS -- NATO yesterday put off consideration of a U.S. call for a more prominent role for the alliance in Iraq at this time, saying it is "preoccupied" with leading the international security force in Afghanistan.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell pressed for a "greater NATO role in Iraq's stabilization" during a meeting of the alliance's foreign ministers in Belgium, challenging his colleagues to think about what the alliance can do to help the U.S.-led coalition.
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