As prime minister Stoltenberg guided Norway into [[NATO]]'s illegal [[war of aggression]] against [[Libya]] in 2011. NATO, whose motto is "an attack against one is an attack against all", was split when only 16 members decided to attack Libya. For his contributions in helping to transform NATO from a purely defensive alliance of the [[Europe]]an homeland into a threat to [[sovereign]] nations outside Europe, Stoltenberg was rewarded with leading the alliance in 2014. Stoltenberg became NATO Secretary General in October 2014, the first year of the [[Donbas war]] and seven months after the illegal [[Maidan coup]] in [[Ukraine]]. | As prime minister Stoltenberg guided Norway into [[NATO]]'s illegal [[war of aggression]] against [[Libya]] in 2011. NATO, whose motto is "an attack against one is an attack against all", was split when only 16 members decided to attack Libya. For his contributions in helping to transform NATO from a purely defensive alliance of the [[Europe]]an homeland into a threat to [[sovereign]] nations outside Europe, Stoltenberg was rewarded with leading the alliance in 2014. Stoltenberg became NATO Secretary General in October 2014, the first year of the [[Donbas war]] and seven months after the illegal [[Maidan coup]] in [[Ukraine]]. |