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Re:Latvia wants permanent U.S. troops, foreign minister tell... by blub on Monday March 07, 2022 @10:54AM (#30589243)
Well, they probably can’t nuke Western Europe with impunity.

But it’s not clear what NATO membership’s really worth for Eastern Europe. I’m from EE and I don’t understand why the US or the UK would risk their countries or even WE getting nuked for EE.

I have the feeling that EE was accepted into NATO just to piss off the Russians and put some space between them and WE. Just like with Ukraine before it went sideways.

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Re:Latvia wants permanent U.S. troops, foreign minister tell... by stjohnswarts on Monday March 07, 2022 @01:58PM (#30591841)
Because we know that we aren't far behind if such a madman is allowed to exist. It's better to go out with a boom than let a dictator win. --Love, an american
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