Home pagePress CenterIn the Media Julianne Smith, director of the CSIS Europe Program, was quoted by CNN.com, "Bush Heads to His Last NATO Summit with Eye on Russia."
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Julianne Smith, director of the CSIS Europe Program, was quoted by CNN.com, "Bush Heads to His Last NATO Summit with Eye on Russia."
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush will seek to persuade reluctant European allies to commit more troops for the fight in Afghanistan at his last North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit this week.
But Julianne Smith, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said more NATO troops alone will not address Afghanistan's deeper challenges.
"Even if NATO succeeds in securing say 2,000 to 3,000 more troops ... we are still facing a situation where without the required reconstruction assistance, NATO will not be able to succeed," Smith said.
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