By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/from-brussels-secretary-clinton-on-nato-troop-pledge Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter From Brussels: Secretary Clinton on NATO Troop Pledge World Dec 4, 2009 7:10 PM EDT On tonight’s NewsHour, Margaret Warner interviews Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from Brussels, where 25 NATO allies agreed to send about 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan. In an interview taped earlier today, Clinton said it wasn’t a hard sell once President Obama laid out his new Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy: “I think it helped in some of the countries that we were asking for additional help because they could go in and say look we have a new strategy, the United States is committed to this strategy, we think we’ll be able to start making transitions in 2011. I think it all added up to a strong argument for being part of it.” Next week, Warner will report from Britain and Germany on the views there of President Obama’s new Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko produced multimedia web features and broadcast reports with a focus on foreign affairs for the PBS NewsHour. She has reported in places such as Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, Haiti, Sudan, Western Sahara, Guantanamo Bay, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Turkey, Germany and Ireland. @NewsHourWorld
On tonight’s NewsHour, Margaret Warner interviews Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from Brussels, where 25 NATO allies agreed to send about 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan. In an interview taped earlier today, Clinton said it wasn’t a hard sell once President Obama laid out his new Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy: “I think it helped in some of the countries that we were asking for additional help because they could go in and say look we have a new strategy, the United States is committed to this strategy, we think we’ll be able to start making transitions in 2011. I think it all added up to a strong argument for being part of it.” Next week, Warner will report from Britain and Germany on the views there of President Obama’s new Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now