<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>