… we do, where we are drawn in Ukraine neighbors, a bunch of our NATO allies who we are bound by a treaty and obligation to support if they are attacked. The only time [NATO's Article 5] has ever been triggered was when they supported us in Afghanistan when we were attacked on 9/11. 9, 11. And Vladimir Putin would not stop in Ukraine. He wants to reconstitute the Soviet Union, which includes several NATO states that he has said, and we know he would like to roll into as well. (33:54–34:00)
CLAIM
Asserts that NATO's Article 5 has only been invoked once, in support of the U.S. after 9/11.
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