… the type of devastating global world war that resulted in more than 100 million people losing their lives. And it's been successful. In fact, in terms of the NATO alliance, The collective defense provision, Article 5, an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. That collective defense provision has only been invoked once in the history of the NATO alliance that was in defense of the United States of America in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. and more than a thousand NATO troops either lost their lives or were seriously injured fighting for us in Afghanistan. (19:28–19:51)
CLAIM
Asserts that NATO's Article 5 has only been invoked once, after the September 11 attacks.
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