a fresh identity today as nato has found a game of countering the soviet union is redundant aussies lauren mr is in this. it introduces new strategic goals now these are the first time that we have seen new goals introduced since one thousand nine hundred nine before even the attacks of september eleventh which sent the alliance into war with afghanistan and now although the secretary general anders fogh rasmussen did say that this is going to make a more effective nato that this dates nato for the twenty first century this comes at a time when many are questioning the relevance of nato and asking if it serves a purpose in this day and age and you know what even though these new goals came out a still a lot of those questions remain unanswered for example rasmussen said that nato will continue to commit to defer to defending one another nato members have that it will maintain article five they will continue to defend other members if they are attacked now this comes at a time when we've seen that on your decade long war in afghanistan that continues with many nato members of committing to pul