Sorry I don't know either. If he doesn't it has escaped me. I suppose his party haven't made up their mind.(?) At the moment I think it would be a prudent thing to leave them out of it. According to a Georgian acquaintance of mine their president is a raving jingoist and anti-Russian and keeps trying to foment hatred against Russians when he speaks in Georgian. NATO membership for Georgia would make the Russians even more paranoid, and the situation in the Caucasus even more volatile.
That's also the reason why e.g. the Germans and French have no inclinations in taking them in either.
I am sure you gest. He has gone on record as saying that he wants to completely block further military R & D, procurement, troop levels, and military funding. How could he ever be a credible guarantor to NATO if implementing his stated positions? The answer must certainly be no. However, beyond this assessment there is a valid question about whether or not NATO should be expanded, whether Republicans or Democrats are in the White House.
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Sorry I don't know either. If he doesn't it has escaped me. I suppose his party haven't made up their mind.(?) At the moment I think it would be a prudent thing to leave them out of it. According to a Georgian acquaintance of mine their president is a raving jingoist and anti-Russian and keeps trying to foment hatred against Russians when he speaks in Georgian. NATO membership for Georgia would make the Russians even more paranoid, and the situation in the Caucasus even more volatile.
That's also the reason why e.g. the Germans and French have no inclinations in taking them in either.
I am sure you gest. He has gone on record as saying that he wants to completely block further military R & D, procurement, troop levels, and military funding. How could he ever be a credible guarantor to NATO if implementing his stated positions? The answer must certainly be no. However, beyond this assessment there is a valid question about whether or not NATO should be expanded, whether Republicans or Democrats are in the White House.
He's not even sure how NATO works.