Europe's borders flew wide open. Welfare states expanded. Defense budgets cratered. Along with Europe's belief in itself and its civilization, NATO lost its way. NATO 2.0 was an era of distraction, de industrialization and demilitarization. It was an era of free riding. And those were lost years that we're not going back to. And that's why at the Department of War we've been so clear and so candid to restore NATO's core military role and character. (20:05–20:13)
CLAIM
Asserts that NATO's focus shifted away from military strength during NATO 2.0.
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