1.   Clinton and the European leaders who support NATO expansion have repeatedly tried to reassure the Russians that enlarging the alliance would not be a threat to Russian security.

2.   Claes vowed that NATO members would not give Moscow a veto over enlarging the alliance.

3.   Few issues have raised more concern among senators about enlarging the alliance than the cost.

4.   Few issues have raised more concern among senators about enlarging the alliance than the cost of expansion.

5.   He appeared at a ceremony at the White House to showcase the support of the American Legion and the Reserve Officers Association for enlarging the alliance.

6.   He raised the chilling prospect that enlarging the alliance could create a new Iron Curtain.

7.   In a similar vein, Sen. Jim Jeffords, R-Vt., voices concern that enlarging the alliance could force Moscow to seek closer ties with China.

8.   NATO supporters argue that enlarging the alliance improves U.S. national security by expanding the number of democratic countries in Europe.

9.   President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland said enlarging the alliance brings an end to a divided Europe.

10.   Supporters say enlarging the alliance insures a democratic Europe.