The purpose of CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow this week was to warn Russia not to attack NATO member states, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, amid U.S. intelligence assessments that Russia could try to test NATO.

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[–] -1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

they are bound by NATO

I honestly don't think he gives a shit. He will just claim that this wouldn't have happened if NATO allies and Europe had increased defense budgets earlier like he demanded. And that Russia attacking NATO is the fault of the NATO allies, and btw NATO isn't helping USA in Iran.

Ratcliffe knows this and my guess is he’s trying to convince Moscow that Trump doesn’t call all the shots.

This would be nice if true, but I don't believe Trump would ever allow that. Trump is managing the administration as if it was an autocracy.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    NATO isn't helping against Iran because USA is the aggressor.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Yes but even though we aren't obligated by article 5, almost all NATO countries traditionally help USA in their stupid wars because we are were allies.
    But this time, all allies were very quick to declare the war illegal, which makes it illegal for most countries to help USA because they have laws that forbid participation in illegal wars.

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