I'm aware. I was referring to when Bush refused the Russians entry into NATO post fall of the USSR. That's when the mask slipped and it became apparent to quite a few nations, notably Russia and China, that NATO has an entirely different intent from it's stated purpose.
This is a really good thing to point out every time Ukraine comes up. Russia 20 years ago was not any more belligerent than a NATO member like Turkey now (who is in indefinite conflict with the Kurds)... IIRC.
NATO should have been disbanded more than twenty years ago.
I'm probably going to make you feel a bit old now, but the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. That's over 30 years ago now.
I'm aware. I was referring to when Bush refused the Russians entry into NATO post fall of the USSR. That's when the mask slipped and it became apparent to quite a few nations, notably Russia and China, that NATO has an entirely different intent from it's stated purpose.
This is a really good thing to point out every time Ukraine comes up. Russia 20 years ago was not any more belligerent than a NATO member like Turkey now (who is in indefinite conflict with the Kurds)... IIRC.