Kay Bailey Hutchison: “I also hope that they avoid imposing conditions that will require a significant ongoing involvement of the government in…”

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.

I agree with the President's effort to extract more from our allies in support of NATO.

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

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