Re:Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with s...
by rat87 on Saturday December 28, 2024 @05:40PM
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NATO is a defense pact. And your portrayal of NATO is ridiculous. NATO bent over backwards to satisfy Russian paranoia. NATO had barely any troops(just enough to say if you invade and kill them it's war) in the eastern NATO member countries until the full scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Re:Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with s...
by s1artibartfast on Saturday December 28, 2024 @07:11PM
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NATO has never once been used in a defensive war, and is constantly used in wars of aggression, primarily by the US. It would be too exhausting to even type and link the various countries the US currently bombing and fighting in during 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_mili...
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries...
Re:Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with s...
by Mawr on Saturday December 28, 2024 @08:18PM
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The point of a defence pact is not to wage war, but to avoid it.
The US being a part of NATO does not mean all actions the US takes are on behalf of NATO.
Re:Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with s...
by s1artibartfast on Saturday December 28, 2024 @08:53PM
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Sure. But surely you see how providing us bases to launch its attacks, house air defense, and project military power.
The US doesn't spend billions defending foreign countries out of altruism. The US doesn't need help from tiny European countries to defend itself.