NATO's flirtation with adding 2 more members runs the risk of starting a war the US can't afford to fight

While in Europe this month, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made clear that Ukraine and Georgia may still join NATO. Ukraine and Georgia have much in common with other NATO members - including a rivalry with their neighbor, Russia. But offering them membership is a dangerous and counterproductive policy that doesn't serve US national interests. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is visiting Europe this week having said Ukraine and Georgia have an "open door to NATO" and that "no third country has a veto over NATO's membership decisions." Because both countries have been on the receiving end of Russian aggression,…