Now, NATO has expended a lot of that money in fighting this horrible war. It's too bad they had to do that, but they had the money from me. I was the one that got people to pay. The countries, most of the countries were not paying, or they were paying a very small amount. So we'll see. But NATO can be a force for the good. Absolutely. Would you like to see Ireland join NATO? Mr. President? That's up to Ireland? What? (46:47–46:54)
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