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Congress has approved legislation that would prevent any president from withdrawing the United States from NATO without approval from the Senate or an Act of Congress. The measure, spearheaded by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), was included in the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which passed out of the House on Thursday and is expected to be signed by President Biden.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

NATO and OTAN are in the snippet. Is OTAN the French way to say NATO?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Yes; Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's also OTAN in Spanish and Portuguese

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Wow I've always just thought it just backwards as a design feature. I wore a NATO / OTAN patch for a year 😂