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NATO doesn't decide what NATO does. The US decides what NATO does. The US will not close the airspace over Ukraine because then they'd be at war with Russia. Th
by a0-prw 5y ago
NATO doesn't decide what NATO does. The US decides what NATO does. The US will not close the airspace over Ukraine because then they'd be at war with Russia. The US will be physically endangered by Russian nukes at home. No way.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> NATO doesn’t decide what NATO does. Yes, it does; NATO works by consensus, not central dictatorship, or even majority vote. > The US will not close the airspace over Ukraine because then they’d be at war with Russia. That’s why…pretty much every nation in NATO would oppose a NATO-enforced NFZ, not uniquely the US.
- a0-prw 5y agoI think that's naive. In refuting European countries claim to not have been consulted on the Afghanistan withdrawal, for example: Stoltenberg is quoted as saying, “Of course the United States consulted with European allies, but at the end of the day, every nation has to make their own decision on deploying forces.” Doesn't sound like "concensus" to me. Without the US, NATO would be a paper tiger. Source: https://archive.md/IzyXt https://archive.md/IzyXt (NY Times)