Ben Hodges Talks on NATO, Defense Spending and Security Challenges

All our best and most reliable allies are in Europe, as well as Canada and Australia. Everyone knows about NATO’s Article 5, but Article 3 is maybe the most important. It says that “All the parties will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attacks”. In other words: you will do your own part to defend yourself. Lithuania has earned a place of respect in the administration and in the Congress. And Lithuania has been a leader in that for years. Not just the ability of the men and women in uniform in Afghanistan and elsewhere, but also in terms of modernization efforts. Lithuania has earned a place of respect in the administration and in the Congress.