WASHINGTON -- NATO turned 70 years old on Thursday and, not unlike another figure in his 70’s who is in the news these days, a heavy dose of “creep” was involved. In the case of the former, however, it’s mission creep. At the birthday bash, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo echoed prevailing U.S. military doctrine as defined by the 2018
NATO’s Mission Creeps into Latin America as Unholy Alliance Turns 70
“Vladimir Putin harbors dark dreams of imperialism,” Mike Pompeo told his NATO audience with his usual lack of self-reflection. Pompeo went on to bemoan Russia’s military presence in Venezuela, where 100 military personnel have been stationed in defense of the government of Nicolas Maduro.