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Head of NATO says Russia invaded Ukraine because of NATO expansionism (www.nato.int)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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From the guy's own mouth.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

One or more members being aggressive does not mean the rest have to follow.

But they usually always do, because of the implication...

You are aware that the US and UK were not the only countries to deploy troops to Iraq (not Iran, as you mistakenly claim). There was a whole NATO training operation involving 13 NATO member states. 20 of the current 31 NATO members had some form of troop deployment in Iraq between 2003 and 2011.

Cuba, your nearest neighbour, can do whatever it wants. The US does not get to dictate anymore by military might. They have done in the past. To do so today would bring other trade deals into conflict. The EU would be very against this

I am not American, and it's quite clear the US does use it's military might when it needs to, to dictate the order of the world, and there is nothing that the EU can do about it. Precisely because their sovereignty is curtailed due to being US vassal states. Of which NATO membership is a key part. This includes actions against the EU. Unless you want to argue that the nordstream gas pipelines just spontaneously combusted.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If it was a NATO aggressive action then ALL would be involved not just a portion.

As for the US using it military might, it has been bitten enough to know it is just a waste of money. Unless you have a costed strategic end game policy, simply removing dictatorships is not enough.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Cuba, your nearest neighbour, can do whatever it wants.

Bro lmao you said this shit right here, you're a joke, a clown, an court jester

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago

Dude's from England, cut him some slack for being oblivious. Cuba was only part of the British empire for like a year.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

This is an insult to the lovecraftian function of court jesters.