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Pretty sure it wasn't NATO that kept France from invading Germany, and vice versa. Or kept Spain from attempting to annex Portugal. Or even just Gibraltar. But
by TheOtherHobbes 5y ago
Pretty sure it wasn't NATO that kept France from invading Germany, and vice versa. Or kept Spain from attempting to annex Portugal. Or even just Gibraltar.
But please provide some citations if that's incorrect.
- cvwright 5y agoThe problem with this theory is that people thought the same thing before WW1. Know who was the biggest trading partner for France and Germany in 1914? It was each other.
- light_hue_1 5y agoThis isn't the theory people used before WW1. This is exactly why the EU is not just an economic union, it's a political and judicial one as well. No on before WW1 would have even considered the idea that a French judge in a common European court could tell the German government what they can or can't do with respect to their own internal laws. Today, this is routine.