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NATO Gathering in Washington, D.C. these next hours, the gathering of eagles.

The NATO states are looking to leadership in the United States as they always do.

And the President of the United States has his own questions about its future, however, not for

these days.

This is join hands and get the job done. The job right now is

in Europe. However, there's reason to believe the NATO is looking at the end of

Pacific as well. I note that I'm told there are observers from

Tokyo and from Seoul to name two from the end of Pacific. What is the mission for

NATO or missions? I welcome Mary Kessel, Executive Vice President

Stevenson Incorporated, former senior advisor to the Secretary of State, who's

walked in these rooms with NATO and seen how NATO defers or acknowledges or looks

to the United States for leadership.

Mary, a very good evening to you.

What is the mission that NATO gathers around now is it just

Ukraine or have they got ambitions about the future good evening to you

good evening to you john

well NATO is a defensive alliance and its mission

historically was to protect the nations of Western Europe against the

former Soviet Union and after that I think it kind of lost its bearings and it

started to expand and reach out to peripheral nations and its partnership for

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