June 29, 2004 Bosphorus Bridge was selected as the symbol of the 2004 NATO Summit which was held in Istanbul. Rumors that NATO was no longer needed because it lost its purpose with the collapse of the USSR were put aside and a larger NATO with a redefined purpose to fight terrorism over a large territory, all the way from Fez in North -West Africa to Bangladesh in Central Asia, and covering the Middle East and the Caucasus Republics along the way reemerged. Most of these countries are Muslim, and the purpose is to bring freedom, democracy, and prosperity to...
