<p>U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate">Senators</a> formally signed off on expanding the Western military alliance Wednesday by ratifying <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nato">NATO</a> membership for Finland and Sweden, which obligates American forces to defend the European countries in the event of an attack.</p>
<p>While the war between <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine-russia-war">Russia and Ukraine</a> continues, Finland and Sweden submitted applications to join the alliance after NATO leaders formally invited the countries into the 30-member organization. Of those, 22 have already approved the two Scandinavian countries&#8217; bid for accession.</p>
<p>The resolution passed, 95-1, with Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) dissenting, citing that expanding American security commitments in Europe would only make the problem worse and the nation less safe. Hawley argued that the Chinese Communist Party is America&#8217;s greatest foreign adversary at the moment.</p>
<p>&#8220;Our foreign policy should be about protecting the United States, our freedoms, our people, our way of life,&#8221; Hawley <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc2Q0_7TCFY">said</a>. &#8220;And expanding NATO, I believe, would not do that.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hawley, who just three years ago voted to allow North Macedonia into the alliance, notes the U.S. already spends nearly a trillion dollars a year on defense, and the nation has stretched its manpower thin worldwide.</p>
<p>&#8220;The United States must prioritize the defense resources we have for the China effort while there is still time,&#8221; Hawley <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc2Q0_7TCFY">said</a>. &#8220;Until our European allies make the necessary commitments to their own national defense, we must not put more American lives at risk in Europe while allowing China&#8217;s power to grow unchecked.&#8221;</p>
<p>However, Hawley stood alone in his plea to reserve American resources against the 95 other senators across party lines who largely disagreed with his sentiments.</p>
<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that adding Sweden and Finland to the alliance would improve burden sharing across the organization and called the vote decisive as it is bipartisan.</p>
<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s just no question that admitting these robust democratic countries with modern economies and capable, interoperable militaries will only strengthen the most successful military alliance in human history,&#8221; McConnell <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc2Q0_7TCFY">said</a>. &#8220;If any senator is looking for a defensible excuse to vote no, I wish him good luck.”</p>
<p>&#8220;This is a slam dunk for national security that deserves unanimous bipartisan support,&#8221; McConnell added. &#8220;Even closer cooperation with these partners will help us counter Russia and China.&#8221;</p>
<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said earlier that he and McConnell would ratify the resolution &#8220;as fast as we could,&#8221; citing Russia&#8217;s aggression on Ukraine.</p>
<p>&#8220;Our NATO alliance is the bedrock that has guaranteed democracy in the Western world since the end of World War II,&#8221; Schumer <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc2Q0_7TCFY">said</a>.</p>
<p>Now that the Senate passed the resolution with well over the required two-thirds vote, it now heads to President Biden to submit to the allied leaders.</p>

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