Republican Congressman Thomas Massey of Kentucky has advocated for the United States to sever ties with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
“Hawaii is not part of the NATO treaty. Some experts say that needs to change. I say let’s exclude the other 49 states,” Massey said. tweeted When I shared a CNN article titled “This U.S. state is not covered by the NATO treaty, some experts say that needs to change.”
Sen. Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, retweeted Massey. posed The question is, “If NATO doesn’t cover all of America, why should the United States cover all of NATO?”
Massey has previously advocated for the United States to withdraw from the NATO alliance.
“I would pull out of NATO,” Massey said, according to the Washington Post in 2022. article. “This is a relic of the Cold War. Our involvement should have ended when the Cold War ended.” [Berlin] The wall fell and the Soviet Union collapsed. ”
CNN While reporting that a State Department spokesperson suggested that North Atlantic Treaty Since it does not affect the State of Hawaii, Article 4 must cover any scenario that could affect the State of Hawaii.
Article 5 states in part: “The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against the Parties as a whole and, therefore, The contracting parties agree to launch an armed attack on their respective contracting parties in the event of an armed attack.” , immediately, individually and in conjunction with other States Parties, to assist the State Party so attacked in the exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense recognized by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, take such action. Determines that it is necessary to restore and maintain security in the North Atlantic region, including the use of force. ”
Article 4 states that “Parties shall consult whenever they consider that the territorial integrity, political independence, or security of any Party is threatened.”
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said NATO is critical to U.S. security.
“NATO is the strongest military alliance in history and is critical to the continued security of the United States,” Austin said. statement. “A secure America is impossible without a strong NATO.”
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