You think Georgia wanted to join NATO just for shits and giggles ? They felt threatened by Russia ' s support for breakaway regions in Abkhazia and South Ossetia . They felt threatened by Russian influence in places like Transnistria and others . Georgia wanted to be safe from Russia . This is why these countries wanted to join NATO . The US didn ' t just call up these places and say hey dude wanna join my club NATO ? And the former Soviet bloc didn ' t just respond yeah sure , Idk why , but sure . There was a reason both parties felt joining NATO was a preferable option to not . <| sep |> She rubs a bunch of butter on the outside , opens the stove a couple hours in and bastes <| sep |> Any update on permanent skin transfers ?