Finland will seek NATO membership immediately

Re:Finland will seek NATO membership immediately by MomoXenosaga on Thursday May 12, 2022 @09:11AM (#31353610)

European countries will only spend money on defense when they calculate it as a necessity. During the cold war the Netherlands had a tank division stationed in Germany waiting for the Red Army to invade.

And I want to emphasize DEFENSE. Not "invade other countries in trillion dollar regime change operations". It was US Congress that signed off on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

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Re:Finland will seek NATO membership immediately by suture on Thursday May 12, 2022 @10:22AM (#31354659)

I support an imperial retreat by the U.S. I strongly disagree with the the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and our policies against Iran, and our support for numerous brutual regimes. Unchecked power is dangerous and it’s time for the U.S. to engage is isolationism once again. The EU will need to learn to either strengthen federalism and defend itself or remain reliant of the U.S. military tit. I prefer the former option.

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