In reply to Barry.

Maybe it can, but explain why it SHOULD.

It’s purpose was over by as early as 1994. It should have been terminated, not expanded.

Plus moving military assets ever closer to a country is a cassus belli. We saw that in Cuba. We saw that with Israel 1967.

Face it. There was no other good reason to start expanding NATO in the 90s than to provoke a response from Russia that could be used as an excuse to eventually get another War there. This is how the MIC and Deep State work. Perpetual wars are the aim, as it is very lucrative for looting the American Treasury (and other treasuries).

NATO is the military wing of the Deep State, and like the FBI, NATO Delenda Est.

But you see that with the FBI but not with Russia. If you were Russia and you saw what they did in former Yugoslavia what would you think? How would you react to the overthrow of Qadaffy, our Ally in the WoT (not a particularly valuable Ally but at least he renounced Jihad and paid restitution), on behalf of Jihadists?

In DC they should be turning to look at each other, dressed as Nazis, and then asking “Are we the Baddies?”.

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