Mike Levin: “NATO has adopted a policy where the Europeans will take greater initiative without American presence. It is called the…”

“NATO has adopted a policy where the Europeans will take greater initiative without American presence. It is called the European Security and Defense Initiative. It was adopted in January of 1994. It is a NATO policy. So, yes, we are a big part of NATO, and we do more than our fair share. I know the Senator would agree with that. We do more than carry our load, and we have more than enough of our personnel around the world at risk. It is time that the Europeans in their own neighborhood take on a greater share of the risk. This is a way of achieving that balance. But it is a NATO initiative. This European Security and Defense Initiative is a NATO initiative, approved by NATO. That is what is referred to in the second-degree amendment.”