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![jimgeraghty Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::15335534.png) Jim Geraghty [@jimgeraghty](/creator/twitter/jimgeraghty) on x 119K followers
Created: 2025-07-16 14:32:51 UTC

Russia allegedly invaded Ukraine not out of pure lust for power and dominance, but because Putin allegedly felt threatened by NATO. Well, here we are, about three-and-a-half years later, and NATO is larger, stronger, shares more borders with Russia, and everybody involved except Spain is finally agreeing to spend X percent of GDP on defense. Oh, and as our James Lynch reports, “Across every branch of the U.S. armed forces, military recruitment has significantly increased since President Trump took office . . . the Army hitting its goal four months early and the Navy doing so three months early. The Air Force and Space Force have both achieved their recruiting goals three months ahead of schedule.” 



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