Redefine the alliance; Civil reform is a necessity for Afghanistan.(OPED)(OWLS AND EAGLES)

Byline: Harlan Ullman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Today marks the start of the two-day NATO Summit Meetings of Heads of State and Government in Bucharest, Romania. The main agenda items for NATO's twenty-six members and some two dozen other participating states are alliance admission for Albania, Croatia and Macedonia; whether or not to make Ukraine and Georgia part of the Membership Action Program (and deal with Russian reactions); and drafting a comprehensive plan for Afghanistan's future stability and reconstruction.

Missing in action from this agenda, however, are the overarching ...

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