Douglas MacGregor: Stop Pretending NATO Is A Non-Issue; We Didn’t Want Missiles In Cuba, Putin Doesn’t Want Them In Ukraine

(Source: Real Clear Politics)

Ret. Col. Douglas MacGregor said to Tucker Carlson on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will invade Ukraine because the United States and NATO have refused to acknowledge that Russia has a legitimate grievance with weapons being deployed near their border.

“The first thing we’ve to do is acknowledge that Putin’s basic point, not just his point, the Russian government’s point, which they’ve made for 25 years, is valid,” MacGregor said. “They don’t want U.S. Forces and missiles and NATO troops immediately across the border in eastern Ukraine. Absolutely. We didn’t want them in Cuba, he doesn’t want them in eastern Ukraine. We should acknowledge that. Stop pretending it’s a non-issue. It is a major issue for them. Let’s acknowledge it.”