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60,000, 70,000 u.s. troops. its expanded dramatically, hasnt it? >> it has. and youre about right. those are the numbers i was seeing, that was about 14 years ago. since then, during the obama and trump administrations we drew down even lower. we were probably in the range of 30,000, to 35,000. so this is a dramatic rampup. its important because what its showing, natos commitment for defense, to protect all of the allies, including the baltic states including romaine yashgs i romania, its seriou...

Eastern ukraine. this is all very different to what western governments and experts believe that russia has been trying to achieve here. the common assessment is that russia believed it could essentially win a lightning invasion within a few days very quickly taking the capital. that hasnt capped. so in that context, its difficult to accept these latest explanations at face value. they could simply be an explanation, or messaging if you like to a russian domestic audience over the limited recent...