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,braun1 & ,mr4 ,mull97 submitt$ ! foll[+
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,urg+ all memb]s ( ! ,nor?
 ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization to     
oppose confirmation ( a new ,secret>y   
,g5]al1 if ! c&idate 0 a =m] lead] ( a  
memb] c\ntry :i* did n sp5d #b p]c5t (  
gross dome/ic product 7,,gdp7 on def5se4
  ,:]eas1 9 #bjjf1 memb] c\ntries ( !   
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization   
7,,nato7 fir/ agre$ to sp5d #b p]c5t (  
gross dome/ic product on def5se2 ,:]eas1
 9 #bjad1 at ! ,,nato ,summit 9 ,wales1 
all memb] c\ntries once aga9 committ$ to
 ma9ta9 or move t[>d meet+ ! #b-p]c5t   
def5se sp5d+ m9imum )9 #aj ye>s2 ,:]eas1
 by #bjbb1 only #aa memb] c\ntries met !
 #b-p]c5t m9imum1 includ+ ! ,unit$      
,/ates & ! ,unit$ ,k+dom1 :i* 7 ! only  
#b major economies2 ,:]eas1 ?r\gh\t     

#bjbc1 sev]al c\ntries significantly    
increas$ _! def5se sp5d+1 & 9 #bjbd1    
,,nato expects #ah memb] c\ntries to    
a*ieve ! sp5d+ commitm5t despite        
hi/orically n be+ able to fulfill !     
commitm5t2 ,:]eas ?is commitm5t is      
important to n only ! def5se ( all      
,,nato memb] nations1 b also a commitm5t
 to ! alliance itself2 & ,:]eas1 ?r\gh !
 ,secret>y ,g5]al's role z ! s5ior (fic]
 ( ! alliance1 !y mu/ advocate = !      
fulfillm5t ( ! commitm5t & ! cont9u$    
/r5g? ( ! alliance3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t 
! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 decl>es t ! next        
,secret>y ,g5]al ( ! ,nor? ,atlantic    
,treaty ,organization %\ld n be a =m]   
lead] ( a memb] c\ntry t did n sp5d #b  
p]c5t ( its gross dome/ic product on    
def5se sp5d+2  7#b7 emphasizes t !      
demon/rat$ ability ( c\ntries )         
economies ( all sizes )9 ! ,nor?        
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization to meet 
! #b-p]c5t def5se sp5d+ m9imum proves t 
! failure ( a memb] c\ntry to meet !    
commitm5t is a *oice ( w & n (          

circum/ance2  7#c7 ackn[l$ges t x w\ld  
be hypocritical = ! ,nor? ,atlantic     
,treaty ,organization to be l$ by a     
,secret>y ,g5]al :o =m]ly l$ an alliance
 memb] c\ntry t fail$ to fulfill !      
#b-p]c5t gross def5se sp5d+ m9imum2     
7#d7 decl>es t ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty
 ,organization w nev] rea* its full     
pot5tial z long z ! ,secret>y ,g5]al is 
a memb] ( a c\ntry's lead]%ip t did n   
fulfill its commitm5t to !              
,organization2 &  7#e7 urges all memb]  
c\ntries to prioritize def5se sp5d+ & to
 meet _! obligations to ! ,nor?         
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization4