At least one should evaluate other arguments before saying they don't matter. If we believe what people say about what Putin is thinking, he's really paranoid that NATO is going from strength to strength because it's planning to sooner or later invade Russia. It's amazing how this paranoia in 1 little guy's mind has messed up the world so much. But maybe he has more proof than just his fears...

And you say the countries want to join and that's enough? Huh, maybe we can evaluate their motivation for wanting to do so? To use a different example, if a partner wants to break up with you, would you ask "But why?" or do you just say "OK, you want it, so that's enough of a reason."...