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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives for a NATO foreign ministers meeting at Alliance headquarters in Brussels December 2, 2008

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, arrives at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008. NATO foreign ministers met Tuesday to tackle tough issues ranging from the escalating war in Afghanistan and improving relations with Russia, to combating piracy off the Somali coast

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, waves as she arrives at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008. NATO foreign ministers met Tuesday to tackle tough issues ranging from the escalating war in Afghanistan and improving relations with Russia, to combating piracy off the Somali coast

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, second left, talks with German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier, second right, and Norway's Foreign Jonas Stoere, right, during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008. NATO foreign ministers met Tuesday to tackle tough issues ranging from the escalating war in Afghanistan and improving relations with Russia, to combating piracy off the Somali coast

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, center left, gestures while speaking with Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Stoere during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008. NATO foreign ministers met Tuesday to tackle tough issues ranging from the escalating war in Afghanistan and improving relations with Russia, to combating piracy off the Somali coast

France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner greets U.S. counterpart Condoleezza Rice during a group photo at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008. NATO foreign ministers met Tuesday to tackle tough issues ranging from the escalating war in Afghanistan and improving relations with Russia, to combating piracy off the Somali coast.

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attend a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels December 2, 2008.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is seen during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. NATO foreign ministers met Tuesday to tackle tough issues ranging from the escalating war in Afghanistan and improving relations with Russia, to combating piracy off the Somali coast.

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband (L), U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (C) and Croatia's Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic (R) attend a NATO foreign ministers meeting at Alliance headquarters in Brussels December 2, 2008.

Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic, right, speaks with his U.S. counterpart Condoleezza Rice during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. NATO foreign ministers met Tuesday to tackle tough issues ranging from the escalating war in Afghanistan and improving relations with Russia, to combating piracy off the Somali coast.

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband, left, and his U.S. counterpart Condoleezza Rice, are seen during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. NATO foreign ministers met Tuesday to tackle tough issues ranging from the escalating war in Afghanistan and improving relations with Russia, to combating piracy off the Somali coast.

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) attend a NATO foreign ministers meeting at Alliance headquarters in Brussels December 2, 2008

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband, left, shares a word with U.S. counterpart Condoleezza Rice during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008. NATO foreign ministers met Tuesday to tackle tough issues ranging from the escalating war in Afghanistan and improving relations with Russia, to combating piracy off the Somali coast.