'Momentary Lapse Of Honesty': Esper Said NATO Purpose Is To "Avoid Peace In Europe" ‘Momentary Lapse Of Honesty’: Esper Said NATO Purpose Is To “Avoid Peace In Europe” Tyler Durden Fri, 07/31/2020 – 02:45 Was this a Freudian slip by the defense secretary, or is he going for Trump-style bluntness of naked and brutal honesty …