# skwadq12

By [skwadq12](https://paragraph.com/@skwadq12) · 2023-07-11

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Compare that to an earlier set of Oval Office talking points, and its clear just how far the U.S. position has changed. Fifteen years ago, when NATO leaders took a position on this issue, the U.S. was firmly behind Ukraines membership. Then-President George W. Bush lobbied hard among his peers to get Ukraine and Georgia a formal invitation and a detailed roadmap into the alliance. Back then, France and Germany shot the idea down, arguing that it would provoke a conflict with Russia.

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