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The Lessons of the Ukraine War
Europe is a rich place. The economies of Europe together dwarf Russia's. If it got its act together, if it put its hand in its pocket, it could afford to defend itself better than it does at the moment. One European diplomat said to me, I've come to the conclusion that after 20 years of Americans saying to us, you need to pay more for your defense and we haven't done it. We'll definitely turn to Iraq and Afghanistan and the lessons of those.