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I don't really disagree, my larger point was that I question whether the US would go to war over the baltics, but I don't question that they would go to war ove
by muninn_ 9y ago
I don't really disagree, my larger point was that I question whether the US would go to war over the baltics, but I don't question that they would go to war over Germany. The alliance may fall apart if they didn't go to war over the baltics, but there is no question in my mind that, if instead of attacking the baltic, the Russians attacked Germany that the US would be full-on in Germany's defense.
- dogma1138 9y agoIt definitely would because not honoring Article 5 means that the US loses its relevance in its entirety in the region leaving Europe for Russia if nothing else then purely in the geopolitical landscape for the taking.
- muninn_ 9y agoNo, it doesn't. There's a huge mess associated with Article 5, but not defending Lativa is not the same thing as unwilling to defend Germany, or France, or the UK, etc....
- dogma1138 9y agoIf article 5 is invoked and the US doesn't do anything then NATO is gone. After that US influence in the region is going to be pretty much gone. EU plotitians are going to be much more open to Russian world views since they will not gamble their security on US internal politics. The exact same thing happened in the Middle East under the previous administration moving Russia from a loud but mostly sidelined actor to the main stage.