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> exclusively-defensive alliance

This is another myth that needs to die. I'll give three examples:

1. NATO bombing of Kosovo;

2. NATO invasion of Libya; and

3. NATO has strategic nuclear weapons.

Even if you ignore those real examples of aggression, from an adversary's perspective, the only difference between NATO being "defensive" and "aggressive" is a policy change or even just stretching the definition of "defensive" to include preemptive military action in other countries.



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