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0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,relations  ,,resolution  ,express+ !   
s5se ( ,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld 
prioritize bilat]al security p>tn]%ips  
ov] multilat]al security p>tn]%ips &    
in/itutions4  ,:]eas alliances h        
hi/orically all[$ /ates to comb9e _!    
capabilities to combat %>$ security     
*all5ges & promote %>$ values & int]e/s2
 ,:]eas1 9 ! era ( great p[]s & regional
 hegemony t foll[$ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1        
alliances h op]at$ ) small & m$ium /ates
 /&+ beh9d great p[]s2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$  
,/ates is ! mo/ free & p[]ful /ate 9 _w 
hi/ory2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has a    
duty to secure ! bless+s ( lib]ty &     
provide = ! common def5se ( ! homel&2   
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates hi/orically      
contributes almo/ "o ?ird ( ! total     
funds ( ! ,unit$ ,nations budget1 yet   

has ! same vot+ p[] & influ5ce z all o!r
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,/ates hi/orically contribut$ almo/ "o  
qu>t] ( ! total funds ( ! ,_w ,heal?    
,organization budget :5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
0 a memb] ( ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization2 
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has contribut$   
significantly to o!r multilat]al        
in/itutions & multilat]al security      
agreem5ts at ! exp5se ( ,unit$ ,/ates   
taxpay]s & has fail$ to deliv] returns  
on inve/m5t to ,am]icans2 ,:]eas !      
significant f9ancial & security         
contributions ! ,unit$ ,/ates has       
provid$ to multilat]al in/itutions has n
 s]v$ ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s ( secur+ !  
bless+s ( lib]ty or provid+ = ! common  
def5se ( ! homel&2 ,:]eas bilat]al      
agreem5ts deliv] /rong] outcomes = !    
,unit$ ,/ates & put ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 a 
m favorable position to advance its     

int]e/s2 ,:]eas bilat]al negotiations   
give ! ,unit$ ,/ates m lev]age1 &       
diplomacy is tailor$ to ! culture1 ne$s1
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,:]eas bilat]al agreem5ts are (t5       
/rong]1 easi] to secure1 & c be am5d$ m 
feasibly z ! security environm5t & !    
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates *ange2 ,:]eas 
! ,unit$ ,/ates is n co]c$ to rel9qui%  
its int]e/s at ! exp5se ( ! int]e/s (   
o!r great p[]s & adv]s>ies :i* are      
ho/ile t[>ds ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas _m 
multilat]al agreem5ts & in/itutions h   
outliv$ _! orig9al objectives & d n     
accurately repres5t ! %>$ int]e/s ( !   
memb] /ates2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations is
 fraught ) ideologies t d n align ) !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ,m>xism1         
antisemitism1 climate al>mism1 & o!r    
extremi/ ideologies t contradict !      
values ( lib]ty & prosp]ity repres5t$ by
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 t p]petrate gross violations ( human   
rights aga9/ wom51 *ildr51 & m9orities  
are active & influ5tial memb]s 9 ! v    

,unit$ ,nations bodies task$ ) human    
rights protections2 ,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal? 
,organization prov$ to be a puppet ( !  
,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty1 an adv]s>y ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1
 & fail$ to make mean+ful re=ms foll[+ !
 p&emic2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations       
repeat$ly protects ! int]e/s ( adv]s>ies
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates by exclud+ ,taiwan f 
p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,nations sy/em &  
elevat+ false ,*9ese data ov] o!r       
c\ntries' data ?r\gh ! ,_w ,heal?       
,organization2 ,:]eas ! objectives ( !  
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization   
outl9$ 9 ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty1 done
 at ,wa%+ton on ,april #d1 #aidi1 7     
rea*$ ^u ! dissolution ( ! ,soviet      
,union1 & sev]al memb] /ates )9 ! ,nor? 
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization no long]
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,treaty ,organization h fail$ to assi/ !
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?reat5$ ! int]e/s ( all ,nor? ,atlantic 

,treaty /ates ) t]rori/ proxies2 &      
,:]eas ! int]e/s & priorities ( ! ,unit$
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security agreem5ts ) its p>tn]s & allies
 & n by multilat]al security agreem5ts  
or in/itutions3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !   
,s5ate-- 7#a7 expresses t ! ,unit$      
,/ates mu/ use its p[]1 influ5ce1 &     
res\rces to enc\rage small & m$ium /ates
 to *oose ! ,unit$ ,/ates z its great   
p[] p>tn] & ally ( *oice2  7#b7         
recognizes t ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld       
prioritize bilat]al security agreem5ts  
ov] multilat]al security agreem5ts &    
in/itutions2 &  7#c7 det]m9es t ! ,unit$
 ,/ates %\ld )draw support = multilat]al
 security agreem5ts or in/itutions t    
und]m9e ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s4