Saturday, April 4, 2009

Europe praises Obama, pledges few Afghan troops

By SLOBODAN LEKIC, Associated Press Writer Slobodan Lekic, Associated Press Writer – Sat Apr 4, 5:48 pm ET

STRASBOURG, France – European leaders enthusiastically praised President Barack Obama's new Afghan strategy at a NATO summit Saturday but held their ground on a central disagreement and offered only military trainers and extra security forces for upcoming elections.

Violent anti-war protests that marred the alliance's 60th anniversary celebrations were a stark reminder that much of Europe has no appetite for the other, costlier half of Obama's Afghan equation: more combat troops. Read More>>

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