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> 1 and 2. UN asked NATO to do so. Wrong [1]: > NATO countries attempted to gain authorisation from the UN Security Council for military action, but were oppo
by jmyeet 5y ago
> 1 and 2. UN asked NATO to do so.
Wrong [1]:
> NATO countries attempted to gain authorisation from the UN Security Council for military action, but were opposed by China and Russia, who indicated that they would veto such a measure. As a result, NATO launched its campaign without the UN's approval, stating that it was a humanitarian intervention.
> Nothing to do with NATO.
Not according to NATO [2] (emphasis added):
> ... furthermore, in the early 1960s, NATO was authorised by Ankara to station medium-range Jupiter missiles near Izmir for a short period of time.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_bombing_of_Yugoslavia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_bombing_of_Yugoslavia
[2]: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/declassified_191048.htm?selectedLocale=en https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/declassified_191048.htm?s...
- otherme123 5y agoOk, lets say I give you both. People killed in [1]: around 2,000, and a bloody war ended. No countries were anexed by NATO members. No puppet states were created. People killed in [2]: 0. Mistake recognized, turkish missiles removed, Cuba never invaded. It doesn't sound like a terrifying force that keeps anexating countries and setting puppets or war lords. NATO is terrifying if you plan to go hunting small countries without nuclear weapons.