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When you say Russia, do you mean Putin's authoritarian regime? I'm failing to see the threat of NATO to Russia otherwise. NATO only ever goes against dictators

When you say Russia, do you mean Putin's authoritarian regime? I'm failing to see the threat of NATO to Russia otherwise. NATO only ever goes against dictators and acts of ethnic or religious cleansing and such things as territorial conquest, etc. But even given Putin, his regime having access to Nuclear Weapons, I still doubt NATO is a threat. Look at North Korea, even though US has military bases in South Korea, no one is touching North Korea. So in my opinion, it's pretty clear to me the whole NATO thing is false pretense and justification hiding an ulterior motive, very similar to the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Let me know if there's something I don't know otherwise.

pydry 5y ago
>NATO only ever goes against dictators and acts of ethnic or religious cleansing NATO invaded Libya after promising to leave it alone after stopping their nuclear weapons program. NATO supports Saudi Arabia's war of aggression against Yemen. I shouldnt have to remind you that Saudi Arabia is run by a brutal dictator. NATO was set up with the singular purpose to oppose Russia. It's has always threatened Russia. It will always threaten Russia. Putin is staking everything on this war in a desperate attempt to push back that threat with one hand on the nuclear button, making it abundantly clear that all we have to do is back off.
- tromp 5y ago
  NATO was setup foremost as a defensive pact, with Article 5 being key. > NATO was set up with the singular purpose to oppose Russia. Only to the extent of defending against Russian aggression. > It's has always threatened Russia. How can it, when it provides a path for Russia to join them? A path which Russia never seriously pursued. Russia demanding Ukraine to never join amounts to demanding that Ukraine must remain relatively defenseless against Russian attack.
- mcphage 5y ago
  > making it abundantly clear that all we have to do is back off We're not the ones doing the invading.

pydry 5y ago

>NATO only ever goes against dictators and acts of ethnic or religious cleansing NATO invaded Libya after promising to leave it alone after stopping their nuclear weapons program. NATO supports Saudi Arabia's war of aggression against Yemen. I shouldnt have to remind you that Saudi Arabia is run by a brutal dictator. NATO was set up with the singular purpose to oppose Russia. It's has always threatened Russia. It will always threaten Russia. Putin is staking everything on this war in a desperate attempt to push back that threat with one hand on the nuclear button, making it abundantly clear that all we have to do is back off.

tromp 5y ago
NATO was setup foremost as a defensive pact, with Article 5 being key. > NATO was set up with the singular purpose to oppose Russia. Only to the extent of defending against Russian aggression. > It's has always threatened Russia. How can it, when it provides a path for Russia to join them? A path which Russia never seriously pursued. Russia demanding Ukraine to never join amounts to demanding that Ukraine must remain relatively defenseless against Russian attack.
mcphage 5y ago
> making it abundantly clear that all we have to do is back off We're not the ones doing the invading.