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NATO is the only reason the rest of Eastern Europe at the very minimum isn't also under the threat of invasion. I know a few Russian military guys, they joke of
by throwrqX 5y ago
NATO is the only reason the rest of Eastern Europe at the very minimum isn't also under the threat of invasion. I know a few Russian military guys, they joke often about raping Germany a second time, not in the sense of military but in the sense of their women, with the first being 1945 of course. Sometimes I doubt they are jokes, although perhaps if Germany was under such threat again it would make them realize their current strategy of being passive and try to be neutral will never work out in the long run.
The ICBM argument has long been irrelevant since you can loiter nuclear subs around a country, especially Russia which has large ocean borders.
- dopidopHN 5y agoYes, NATO should be dissolved and the US pack their bag out of Europe. I wish more American would think like you.
- throwrqX 5y agoI'm not American.
- dopidopHN 5y agoSo why do you care about the cost of NATO? I should care, I pay taxes in the US. And oh wait… I always forgot since it’s new: I’m actually a US citizen as well. That does not change my view : US should not be surprised to bear the brunt of the cost. Since it’s their toy. And my personal wish would be for that alliance to be replaced by something controlled by EU. Then if the US want to keep their base, they can ask.
- throwrqX 5y agoBecause NATO is beneficial for western led global order which I much prefer to other systems that would be leading if not for it. Anything led by the EU is useless because the EU programs are death by 1000 committee cuts. Nothing ever gets done there because there's too much bureaucracy.