EU: Supporting Obama's Afghanistan Strategy

The EU Presidency said Dec. 2 that it welcomed the extra 30,000 U.S. troops, adding that the European Union is ready to help the United States and the international community in Afghanistan. Following Obama's speech, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen reaffirmed his pledge that NATO could provide 5,000 extra troops. Even that figure, however, may be too optimistic.