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Re:Latvia wants permanent U.S. troops, foreign minister tell... by micromacrofoot on Monday March 07, 2022 @11:13AM (#30589524)
This logic doesn't really track... you think the US would directly invoke nuclear war for the sake of an agreement that includes baltic states because if it doesn't... it could hurt the economy? I have no doubt that "hurt the economy" would be preferred to "destroy parts of the country"
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Re:Latvia wants permanent U.S. troops, foreign minister tell... by toyg on Monday March 07, 2022 @11:32AM (#30589826)
NATO doesn't have multiple tracks - a member is a member. The US and their allies understood very well what that meant when they accepted those new members. NATO is about retaliation after external (and generally accepted to mean Russian, in practice) attack, or it isn't at all.

This is not a case of Turkey whining about a few kurds blowing up a few police stations, this is the raison d'etre for the whole thing. Renouncing NATO duties would be the worst loss of dignity the US ever experienced, and would jeopardize its richest partner market, with uncalcolable losses.

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Re:Latvia wants permanent U.S. troops, foreign minister tell... by ryukafalz on Monday March 07, 2022 @11:30AM (#30589793)
How is it the US "invoking nuclear war" if Russia nukes a US ally first? No, Russia's the one starting that war if they do that. Yes, the US would retaliate.
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Re:Latvia wants permanent U.S. troops, foreign minister tell... by stjohnswarts on Monday March 07, 2022 @01:51PM (#30591755)
Yes they will. Don't have a single doubt about that. If they don't then their treaties aren't worth more than toilet paper for Putin to use. Make no mistake, NATO will protect its member countries.
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Re:Latvia wants permanent U.S. troops, foreign minister tell... by micromacrofoot on Monday March 07, 2022 @03:42PM (#30593071)
What makes you so confident? Treaties have been broken for lesser reasons throughout history. It seems unlikely a country would be willing to enter a nuclear conflict for an ally with a GDP 500 times smaller.
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