06/29/2011
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"He also grossly miscalculated how the rest of the world would respond to his brutal, unprovoked aggression."
"democratic processes in both countries have shown that the Finnish and Swedish people themselves are strongly supportive of joining NATO."
"I feel confident when I say both the ranking member and I believe carefully considering new candidates for NATO expansion is one of the most important responsibilities this committee has."
"NATO is a defensive military alliance designed to preserve, in part, by holding members to high democratic governance and economic transparency standards."