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American Weakness Not NATO Strength Caused War

Putin's rationale for attacking Ukraine was not fear of NATO strength but exploitation of American weakness and lack of leadership across successive administrations (Clinton through Biden) marked by concession after concession, leading him to believe he could get away with a direct assault and the installation of a puppet government.

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Speaker

Garry Kasparov

Evidence Quote

until very recently it was concession after concession and i think that's if we if we try to understand putin's rationale... it's not nato strength but it's a weakness it's it's lack of american leadership

Source

275 - The Russian War In UkraineMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:54:29 AM

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