Kay Bailey Hutchison: “I just wanted to make sure that we do not keep doing temporary things if it is going to be long-term.”

I think, from what our intelligence community has said... that there is a good likelihood yes.

That is something that has to be, from the NATO standpoint, a consensus. Some of our allies are concerned that a withdrawal would make Russia more aggressive.

The enlargement process has and will continue to serve as a particularly effective vehicle for promoting democratic values.

It is one of NATO's prime focuses, the aggression of Russia in Ukraine, of course, Georgia as well.