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Sorry, I don’t understand, how is air support not direct NATO involvement? The reason has gotten stronger because if we let Ukraine into NATO now, that obligat
by ericd 5y ago
Sorry, I don’t understand, how is air support not direct NATO involvement?
The reason has gotten stronger because if we let Ukraine into NATO now, that obligates NATO to defend them, which makes this into WW3. That would be extremely bad for humanity on a much, much larger scale than Ukraine represents. NATO is not a tool for humanitarian aid.
- Johnny555 5y agoIt is direct NATO involvement, I never advocated for it -- Ukraine did. Obviously we wouldn't let Ukraine into NATO now during a conflict, but if this conflict somehow ends and Putin withdraws then I think there's a strong case for giving them NATO membership. Letting Ukraine join NATO later is a deterrent from another invastion, letting them join NATO today is just the start of WWIII
- ericd 5y agoAh ok, I agree. Sorry, I must’ve misunderstood what you meant by “the basic facts of this unprovoked invasion are more than enough to justify NATO intervention” in your original post.
- Johnny555 5y agoOh, I definitely think NATO has ample justification to join the battle, and if the adversary were not Russia (or China), I think they already would have. But I also think it would be a horrible idea to get into a direct war with Russia.