President George W. Bush is meeting with the head of NATO on Monday during a special visit to the president's ranch property in Crawford, Texas. Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has met privately with Bush a handful of times, but never at the president's ranch, where Afghanistan is expected to be top of the agenda for discussions. The leaders are also expected to discuss NATO's role in Kosovo and U.S. plans for a missile defense system in Europe that has raised tensions with Russia. On Sunday, the two leaders toured Bush's ranch before dinner with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, among other dignitaries.
