Jim DeMint actually said...

if our NATO allies, particularly the older ones, know they have--that there's a real threat, if there's any kind of attack, that we'll be th...

Clearly, NATO is very important to the United States. I mean, it's the only cohesive group on the side of freedom right now.

I am especially concerned by the role Russia is playing inside the Alliance.

We must not let the current peace cause us to let down our defenses.