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On the recordApril 25, 2012
If the alliance said that Georgia could not enter NATO until Russia withdrawal from Abkhazia and South Ossetia, we, by default, would be giving Russia a veto over our decisions about enlargement.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Wilson argues against allowing Russia to control NATO's enlargement decisions.

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