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Re:Finland will seek NATO membership immediately by simonh on Thursday May 12, 2022 @08:06AM (#31352761)
Surely you mean the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia? Unless you're implying that was a sham political cover for naked Serbian self interest. Perish the thought.

NATO was defending Kosovo from a war of aggression and ongoing genocide.

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Re:Finland will seek NATO membership immediately by walrusfromspace on Thursday May 12, 2022 @10:08AM (#31354440)
>NATO was defending Kosovo from a war of aggression and ongoing genocide.

Except that Kosovo was not a part of NATO so you can't say that NATO is a defensive alliance unless you are going the Roman way of pre-emptive defence[1].

[1] All Roman wars were officially defensive because they believed gods would not support an offensive war

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Re:Finland will seek NATO membership immediately by simonh on Thursday May 12, 2022 @11:50AM (#31355880)
I have addressed this point in more detail across thread. Defending other people is still defence.
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