NATO - Obama Presidency Oral History Back NATO Index / Organizations Transcripts James Jones ...thing that was evident was things like NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization]... ...that was evident was things like NATO [ North Atlantic Treaty Organization ], how that works. A lot of the peopl... ...didn't appreciate, but I said, what's NATO 's contribution? It's like, they hadn'... ...hadn't even thought about that, about NATO . Anyway, there was a lot o... ...But I was absolutely insistent that NATO had to participate in whatever it was... ...how it worked out, 30,000 US, 10,000 NATO , and then of course Genera... ...military-to-military relationships, the NATO Russia Council, my relations with th... ...of the 20th century. Second was, NATO is the archenemy of the Soviet Union... ...Warsaw states and annex them into NATO . And fourth, that the United State... ...never worked in an area, in an arena at NATO , or as commandant of the Marine Corp... ...unfortunately. On other issues like NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization... ...On other issues like NATO [ North Atlantic Treaty Organization ] and the Middle East, there was ... Show more... Harold Hongju Koh ...And the US had been supporting the NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization... ...the US had been supporting the NATO [ North Atlantic Treaty Organization ] bombings, but had switched into thi... ...Then, it was essentially supporting NATO running refueling missions, etc. So... ...When the United States started, the NATO allies said to the United States, “Ca... ...they couldn't fire anymore. Then, the NATO forces were able to fly the no-fly zon... ...and they were going around. So, the NATO people came back to the United State... Show more... Jeremy Bash ...program, or building alliances with NATO , or South Korea in the face of th... ...Obama years, also, to showcase that the NATO alliance was strong and vibrant, an... ...of Southeast Asia, to work in a NATO -like military cooperative format. Now... ...cooperative format. Now, are they NATO ? No, they're not. And will they eve... ...of US–European command and the NATO alliance—he was the supreme allie... Hillary Clinton ...of China. It was the alienation of our NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization... ...It was the alienation of our NATO [ North Atlantic Treaty Organization ] allies. There was just a long lis... ...ourselves being asked something by NATO allies, who we had asked to go int... ...of the West like the EU and NATO . He is determined that his nea... ...European allies, or an institution like NATO , about the ultimate ends of th... ...allies in Europe, particularly through NATO , to try to figure out how to reassur... ...figure out how to reassure Russia that NATO 's presence, and NATO's collectiv... ...Russia that NATO's presence, and NATO 's collective defense pact, was not ... ...defending the position that extending NATO was a decision for sovereign nations t... ...were so anxious to become members of NATO . Now, why was that? Well, they wante... ...countries, and they were knocking on NATO 's door as soon as the Russian troop... ...has moaned and groaned about NATO 's expansion, and they have some peopl... ...toward their neighbors was because NATO had moved to their doorstep. So w... ...doorstep. So we offered Russia to join NATO . We said, “Fine. You're an advisor... ...we have to listen to them, because NATO has been our allies. Obviously, we'v... Show more... Huma Abedin ...Merkel was hosting, this G20 NATO [ North Atlantic Treaty Organization ] trip. We land, and we had ninet... Jeffrey Bader ...and economic realms. Basically NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization... ...and economic realms. Basically NATO [ North Atlantic Treaty Organization ] and the European [unclear] tha... Josh Bolten ...and then also French participation in NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization]... ...also French participation in NATO [ North Atlantic Treaty Organization ], which seemed to be two ver... John Podesta ...allied commander Europe], the head of NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization]... ...commander Europe], the head of NATO [ North Atlantic Treaty Organization ]. So I think Obama had encountered hi... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Democrats Democrats go to the Supreme Court Supreme Court go to the Criminal Justice Criminal Justice go to the Arts and Humanities Arts and Humanities go to the Elections and Campaigns Elections and Campaigns