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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.  Stoltenberg was rewarded with leading the alliance for his contributions in in transforming NATO from a purely defensive alliance of the [[Europe]]an homeland into a threat against the [[sovereign]] nations of [[Africa]] and elsewhere outside Europe,  European Union Foreign Minister [[Josep Borrell]] stated, "Europe is a garden, the rest of the world is a jungle. In order to protect the garden we must go to the jungle."  Stoltenberg became NATO Secretary General in October 2014, the first year of the [[Donbas war]] and seven months after the illegal [[Maidan coup]] which overthrew the democratically elected government of [[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.  Stoltenberg was rewarded with leading the alliance for his contributions in in transforming NATO from a purely defensive alliance of the [[Europe]]an homeland into a threat against the [[sovereign]] nations of [[Africa]] and elsewhere outside Europe,  European Union Foreign Minister [[Josep Borrell]] stated, "Europe is a garden, the rest of the world is a jungle. In order to protect the garden we must go to the jungle."  Stoltenberg became NATO Secretary General in October 2014, the first year of the [[Donbas war]] and seven months after the illegal [[Maidan coup]] which overthrew the democratically elected government of [[Ukraine]].

Stoltenberg has a reputation for speaking out of both sides of his mouth, for example, claiming that NATO is not part of the [[NATO war in Ukraine|Ukraine conflict]] while saying a victory by [[Russia]] is a defeat for NATO.

Stoltenberg famously paraphrased the [[Chairman Mao]], the world's biggest [[mass murder]]er, by saying "Weapons are the way yo peace."<ref>"Freedom comes out of the barrel of a gun."<br>[https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_210447.htm#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWeapons%20are%20%E2%80%93%20in%20fact%20%E2%80%93%20the%20way,to%20stand%20together%20to%20uphold%20freedom%20and%20democracy.]</ref>

 

Stoltenberg stated that NATO is not part of the [[NATO war in Ukraine|Ukraine conflict]] while saying a victory by [[Russia]] is a defeat for NATO.

Stoltenberg received a one-year extension as NATO boss after American [[führer]] [[Joe Biden]] nixed [[UK]] defense minister [[Ben Wallace]]'s ambitions for the job.

Stoltenberg received a one-year extension as NATO boss after American [[führer]] [[Joe Biden]] nixed [[UK]] defense minister [[Ben Wallace]]'s ambitions for the job.