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Forum Spin Doctor
Wall Street Journal (wsj.com)
March 14, 2008
WASHINGTON (AFP)--Danish Defense Minister Soren Gade said Friday that NATO members could offer more than 1,000 new troops for Afghanistan at the alliance's April 2-4 summit in Bucharest.
"I think there will be more NATO soldiers in Afghanistan after the summit," Gade told reporters following meetings in Washington with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other officials.
"It might be a raise of 1,000-plus," he said.
But Gade called on NATO and the European Union to put up more troops, funds and other support for Afghanistan's security and reconstruction, saying that Europe had forgotten the reason for intervention in Afghanistan - the Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaida attacks on New York and Washington.
"People have forgotten 9/11, at least in Europe," he said. "We should never forget we are there to prevent a new 9/11."
March 14, 2008
WASHINGTON (AFP)--Danish Defense Minister Soren Gade said Friday that NATO members could offer more than 1,000 new troops for Afghanistan at the alliance's April 2-4 summit in Bucharest.
"I think there will be more NATO soldiers in Afghanistan after the summit," Gade told reporters following meetings in Washington with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other officials.
"It might be a raise of 1,000-plus," he said.
But Gade called on NATO and the European Union to put up more troops, funds and other support for Afghanistan's security and reconstruction, saying that Europe had forgotten the reason for intervention in Afghanistan - the Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaida attacks on New York and Washington.
"People have forgotten 9/11, at least in Europe," he said. "We should never forget we are there to prevent a new 9/11."