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1. If we look at history NATO, it is not a defensive alliance. It is a mostly defensive alliance. Many people here don't even know how the NATO was formed and t

1. If we look at history NATO, it is not a defensive alliance. It is a mostly defensive alliance. Many people here don't even know how the NATO was formed and the promises given to Russia? Russia thinks NATO has expanded beyond control. They don't want to be fully covered by it? Also, there are other strategic interests like Crimea, etc... 2. With this logic NATO doesn't have anything. The power of NATO comes from its member. And, it is a conglomerate of powerful nations? 3. Because it considers itself as a bear. Why does the US invade other countries in name of democracy and freedom? It is all strategic interest. Why does China care about the small island? Why does China get anxious when the US tries to shrug off its hegemony by making new nato like groups, supply arms, and ammunition. Geopolitics is a very complex topic. Again, I am not trying to justify any war crimes. I am just giving my opinion. I hope peace will prevail soon.

dragonwriter 5y ago
> Why does the US invade other countries in name of democracy and freedom? It doesn't. It invades countries for other purposes (that is, both the overt and any covert purposes of the invasions are not “democracy and freedom” except occasionally in the sense of addressing a foreign threat to American democracy and freedom or that of an American ally threatened by the country invaded), but sometimes does something notionally aimed at democracy and/or freedom for the people once there, which may notionally be either justified as a moral act given that some governance must be established or as an instrumental means of achieving the invasions overt purpose (often it's sold both ways.)
wolverine876 5y ago
Russia could sign a massive peace and disarmarment treaty with NATO today, and the European countries would be very happy to reduce their defense budgets and buy oil and gas from Russia. China could do something similar. Nobody has any interest in invading China or Russia. They don't because they have ambitions for power. > If we look at history NATO, it is not a defensive alliance. It is a mostly defensive alliance. When has it attacked anyone? > Why does China get anxious when the US tries to shrug off its hegemony by making new nato like groups, supply arms, and ammunition. Those countries join willingly, and in fact there is a line to get in the door (e.g., in NATO, Georgia and Ukraine). That's different than hegemony.
- pphysch 5y ago
  > Russia could sign a massive peace and disarmarment treaty with NATO today LOL, are you serious?

dragonwriter 5y ago

> Why does the US invade other countries in name of democracy and freedom? It doesn't. It invades countries for other purposes (that is, both the overt and any covert purposes of the invasions are not “democracy and freedom” except occasionally in the sense of addressing a foreign threat to American democracy and freedom or that of an American ally threatened by the country invaded), but sometimes does something notionally aimed at democracy and/or freedom for the people once there, which may notionally be either justified as a moral act given that some governance must be established or as an instrumental means of achieving the invasions overt purpose (often it's sold both ways.)

wolverine876 5y ago

Russia could sign a massive peace and disarmarment treaty with NATO today, and the European countries would be very happy to reduce their defense budgets and buy oil and gas from Russia. China could do something similar. Nobody has any interest in invading China or Russia. They don't because they have ambitions for power. > If we look at history NATO, it is not a defensive alliance. It is a mostly defensive alliance. When has it attacked anyone? > Why does China get anxious when the US tries to shrug off its hegemony by making new nato like groups, supply arms, and ammunition. Those countries join willingly, and in fact there is a line to get in the door (e.g., in NATO, Georgia and Ukraine). That's different than hegemony.

pphysch 5y ago
> Russia could sign a massive peace and disarmarment treaty with NATO today LOL, are you serious?