Joe Biden: “I think again we should focus on what my colleague from New Hampshire said about the real world. I think that is a…”

“I think again we should focus on what my colleague from New Hampshire said about the real world. I think that is a legitimate point to make. The real world several years ago was, we had 338,000 American troops in Europe. Today we have 100,000. That should make it awfully clear to Russia that ours is not an aggressive posture. The expansion of NATO is not for purposes of encircling and/or crushing Russia. The real world is, all indicia out there that are available for the Russians to look at--I understand the psychology, but the real world is, there is no threat, this is a defensive alliance. With regard to drawing lines--I do not suggest in any way, in mentioning what I am about to say, that my friend from New Hampshire in any way wishes to ratify Yalta, but the practical fact of the matter is, Yalta was a deal made out of at the time, viewed by that President at the time, a necessary requirement to basically say, ``Hey, look. Hey, look, you've got this sphere of influence. This is the line drawn in Europe.''”