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Ally and NATO member are not synonyms. The US didn't put boots on the ground to help the UK in the Falklands even when it would have made things much easier. T
by unmole 4y ago
Ally and NATO member are not synonyms.
The US didn't put boots on the ground to help the UK in the Falklands even when it would have made things much easier. That doesn't mean the US and the UK were not allies or that the US did not help in other ways.
- dragonwriter 4y ago> Ally and NATO member are not synonyms. True, but... > The US didn't put boots on the ground to help the UK in the Falklands The UK is, and was, a NATO member. (Indeed, a major factor that led Argentina to think that they could take the Falklands was the reorganization of the UK Navy around its role in NATO which compromised it's capacity for independent operations.)
- parineum 4y ago> Ally and NATO member are not synonyms. Nobody said they were however NATO member does mean ally and we're pretty lukewarm on that prospect. There could certainly be another alliance made outside of NATO that would make them an ally, there could be, but there isn't. We have friendly relations with Ukraine and support a faction of their government but we're pretty cagey with our military support.