President Bush (news - web sites) and first lady Laura Bush are greeted by children in traditional costume with a gift of flowers as they arrive at the airport in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002. Barely a decade after winning independence from Moscow, Lithuania and the Baltic nations of Latvia and Estonia joined former communist states Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Slovenia as the next wave of NATO (news - web sites) members. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
First lady Laura Bush and Lithuanian President's wife Alma Adamkiene, left, seen during a meeting at the presidential palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002. President Bush (news - web sites) welcomed Lithuania and other Baltic nations newly invited to join NATO (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) watches as Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) hugs an unidentified Lithuanian military officer before departing on Air Force One from Vilnius International Airport in Lithuania to Romania, November 23, 2002. U.S. President George W. Bush praised Baltic nations on Saturday for defeating tyranny and told the NATO (news - web sites) invitees they had the full protection of American military might in confronting any future aggression. REUTERS/Larry Downing
President George W. Bush (news - web sites) and first lady Laura Bush visit the Catherine Palace with Russian President Vladimir Putin (news - web sites) and his wife Lyudmila in Pushkin, near St. Petersburg, November 22, 2002. Bush and Putin warned Iraq to disarm or face tough consequences, but the Kremlin chief also told his guest any action against Baghdad should be within U.N. rules. Photo by Itar-Tass/Reuters
The crowd cheers as President Bush (news - web sites) and Romanian President Ion Iliescu address tens of thousands of Romanians in Revolution Square, site of the 1989 revolt that toppled communist rule and the place where late dictator Nicolae Ceausescu fled by helicopter from an angry mob, in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Romanians brave the rain in Piata Revolutieu to welcome U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) on his visit to Bucharest November 23, 2002. U.S. President George W. Bush praised Baltic nations on Saturday for defeating tyranny and told the NATO (news - web sites) invitees they had the full protection of American military might in confronting any future aggression. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) waves to Romanians in Bucharest's Revolution Square November 23, 2002. The Bush visit comes after Romania, along with six other east European countries, was invited to join NATO (news - web sites) at its summit in Prague, expanding the western military alliance's reach from the Baltics to the Black Sea. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel
Romanians reach out to shake the hand of U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) after he spoke in Piata Revolutieu in Bucharest November 23, 2002. Bush came to the Romanian capital to recognize the country's invitation this week join NATO (news - web sites). REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Romanians gathered in Piata Revolutieu wave flags to welcome U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) to speak in Bucharest, November 23, 2002. Bush today visited Lithuania and Romania to celebrate their induction this week into NATO (news - web sites). REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) and Romanian President Ion Iliescu arrive to the applause of tens of thousands in the Piata Revolutieu in Bucharest November 23, 2002. President Bush praised Baltic nations on Saturday for defeating tyranny and told the NATO (news - web sites) invitees they had the full protection of American military might in confronting any future aggression. REUTERS/Larry Downing
President Bush (news - web sites) passes by U.S. flags during offical ceremonies in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002. Bush arrived in Vilnius for the first ever visit of a US president to the country. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)