President George W. Bush did not get everything he wanted from Nato’s summit that ended on Friday in Bucharest, but he got quite a bit.

Washington secured alliance support for US missile defence plans in Europe – implying agreement there is a threat from Iran that warrants the scheme. He did not win an immediate offer for Ukraine and Georgia of membership action plans – the final stage before alliance membership – but got a pledge the two countries’ destinies lie with Nato and a promise to look again at the question before the year is out.