.MaddowBlog: Mitch McConnell is on board with quickly expanding NATO and adding Nordic allies. But only time will tell if these other Republicans will be as quick to agree.
soon after. If successful, every Scandinavian country will soon be a part of the alliance.
Of course, it’s not up to individual countries to decide on their own whether to join NATO; current NATO members have to decide whether to welcome new members. Will the United States welcome our Nordic allies? According to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, this shouldn’t be a problem.
“They will be important additions to NATO, if they choose to join,” the Kentucky Republican said, adding, “I think the United States ought to be first in line to ratify the treaty for both these countries to join.” Congress’ top Republican went so far as to suggest the Senate should ratify Finland’s accession into NATOSo, all of this is great news for NATO proponents, right? Probably, but there are some lingering concerns — starting with the fact that Republican hostility toward the alliance has grown in recent years, McConnell’s position notwithstanding.
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