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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บโ€ผ๏ธShocking discovery: Who needs an enemy like Russia or China in the US?โ€ผ๏ธ

A former CIA analyst explained why Russia was not accepted into NATO

Russia tried twice to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization but was rejected because its membership would deprive the ๐Ÿ‘‡ Image
bloc of enemies that could justify an $800 billion defense budget, former CIA analyst Larry Johnson told Judging Freedom.

He also noted that the USA and the West created a direct threat to Russia in Ukraine through their actions. ๐Ÿ‘‡ youtube.com/live/_aLJqQ_Y6โ€ฆ
Larry Johnson: โ€œI was talking to one of my friends from high school last night, and I was really surprised to learn how much propaganda has shaped his point of view, and I suspect, the point of view of many other Americans. nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/โ€ฆ
For example, when I pointed out to him that Putin and Russia made two separate attempts to join NATO, he said, "That's not true." However, it is true.

In the beginning, Boris Yeltsin, immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, asked the administration of George Bush ๐Ÿ‘‡ Image
Sr.: "Can we become part of NATO?" Then, at one time, Putin directly raised this issue in a conversation with the former head of NATO. In both cases they were rejected. Why? ๐Ÿ‘‡ Image
Well, if you admit Russia into NATO, then you will no longer have an enemy that can justify an $800 billion defense budget.

In this context, Putin observed how the United States deploys Aegis missile systems in Romania and Poland, which are capable of carrying nuclear warheads๐Ÿ‘‡ Image
and how the United States, starting in 2014, through the US Armed Forces European Command, based in Stuttgart in Germany, and through NATO, which is based in Brussels, conduct annual military exercises together with Ukraine, ๐Ÿ‘‡ Image
including the deployment of the American army on Ukrainian territory.

If we put ourselves in the position of Russia watching all this, as you rightly noted, we can only imagine the panic that would arise in America if we saw Russia conducting military exercises in Mexico, ๐Ÿ‘‡ Image
simulating the landing of naval troops on the coast of Texas. My goodness! We would say that it crosses all boundaries.
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At the same time, we do the same in relation to Russia, and we still protest saying: "They have to accept it." How dare they attack Ukraine, when we in Ukraine create the most direct threat to Russia?". Image

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