NATO faces new mission, restructuring

Speaking about the challenges facing NATO George Bush said in Prague that his priorities are to prepare the alliance for its new mission in combating international terrorism as well to line up European support for possible confrontation with Iraq. The US president also indicated that planned NATO enlargement to include new members would strengthen the capability of the alliance to fight against global terrorism. During the two-day summit seven east European nations will be invited to join the nineteen member alliance. NATO leaders are also expected to give the green light on the creation of a strike force for high-intensity warfare, as well as to give the go-ahead for the redesigning of NATO's increasingly out-dated command structure.