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He said he would pledge more French troops for NATO's mission in Afghanistan during a summit next week in Bucharest, Romania - if allies offer Afghans more responsibility and better coordinate nonmilitary efforts. Canada has warned it will pull its 2,500 soldiers from Afghanistan if other allies do not offer more help. It wants 1,000 more troops for anti-Taliban efforts, while the United States has appealed to its NATO allies to bear a greater share of the war-fighting in the region. The U.S. welcomed Sarkozy's announcement. The Times of London quoted President George W. Bush as saying Wednesday that the French offer almost certainly guaranteed that the upcoming NATO summit would be a success.