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The purpose of NATO, per its first Secretary General: to “keep the Soviet Union out, the Americans in, and the Germans down.” The thing the American ruling cla
by rainworld 5y ago
The purpose of NATO, per its first Secretary General: to “keep the Soviet Union out, the Americans in, and the Germans down.”
The thing the American ruling class fears most (at least until now, the rise of China) is an alliance between Russia and Germany, and they’ll go very far to prevent that. The purpose of the continuing American occupation of Germany is not to keep Russia from invading Germany, there’s zero risk of that.
- somenewaccount1 5y agoOh yeah, because of all the great Eastern European alliances Russia is known for. /s While that would suck, why on gods earth would democratic Germany align itself with Russia? Looking for another Berlin Wall? They really loved that the first time. There's no fear of either an alliance, or invasion, thanks to American and other Nato troops. But continue live ingin your ivory education tower - that's what we fight for after all.
- samatman 5y ago> keep Russia from invading Germany, there’s zero risk of that. Granted that 1945-1990 was somewhat of an anomaly, it was a recent and important one...