NATO Demands 'More Aggression' After Two Decades of Proxy Wars
NATO's top commander (unnamed here, but likely a senior military figure) is reportedly seeking ways for the alliance to be 'more aggressive' towards Russia, according to RT. This call for increased aggression comes after decades of NATO expansion eastward, including the absorption of former Warsaw Pact nations, a move many analysts, including George Kennan in 1997, warned would provoke Russia.
(Kennan, G. F. (1997). A Fateful Error. *New York Times*). One might logically ask: how much 'more aggressive' can an alliance get, especially one that has spent years supplying proxy forces and integrating nations historically viewed as vital to Russia's security? Perhaps 'aggressive' is merely a euphemism for 'escalatory,' a term that sounds far less palatable when considering nuclear-armed
nations. The historical record suggests that 'more aggressive' usually translates to more profitable for defense contractors.