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Bush to urge NATO for more troops in Afghanistan
01 Mar 2008 18:30:39 GMT
Source: Reuters
CRAWFORD, Texas, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Saturday he would urge NATO allies at a summit in Bucharest next month to send more troops to Afghanistan.

Bush, at a joint news conference with Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the president's Texas ranch, said he expected NATO members to bear a "heavy burden" in Afghanistan and that he would "encourage people to contribute more."

(Writing by Matt Spetalnick; Editing by Eric Beech)


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