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When, not if, and that's a good thing. I don't share your alarmist view. I think the other members of NATO will just start doing their fair share, as they shoul

When, not if, and that's a good thing. I don't share your alarmist view. I think the other members of NATO will just start doing their fair share, as they should.

apercu 3y ago
I imagine that the actual truth to the situation is far more complicated than either of us understand and that NATO provides substantial benefits to the United States.
- KingOfCoders 3y ago
  NATO membership enables the US to have air bases in the UK and Turkey, Navy bases in Spain and Italy, and in other parts of Europe with overflight rights for military planes. Most of the air traffic for the US wars in the middle east goes through Germany, and most injured soldiers go back through Germany [0] Many US soldiers survive because they get through Landstuhl. Ramstein is also rumored to be the primary operation center for drone strikes, although the US military denies this. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landstuhl_Regional_Medical_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landstuhl_Regional_Medical_Cen...
  - unmole 3y ago
    > NATO membership enables the US to have air bases in the UK and Turkey The US has military bases in Qatar, Seychelles, and the Philippines. It's almost as if NATO membership has nothing to do with it.
- tharmas 3y ago
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  - luuurker 3y ago
    NATO is obsolete for whom? And have you seen the numbers of visually confirmed destroyed equipment and the drone shots of dead Russians, because that makes Afghanistan look good in comparison.
    - tharmas 3y ago
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earthnail 3y ago
The consequences of living in a multilateral world will be very bad for the US. Right now, the US is the leader in a unilateral world. It is absolutely naive to think that this doesn’t come with huge advantages.
lawn 3y ago
So you'd prefer countless of people getting raped and murdered... To make the point that other countries aren't also spending ludicrous amounts of money on the military? The lack of morals is stunning.

When, not if, and that's a good thing. I don't share your alarmist view. I think the other members of NATO will just start doing their fair share, as they should.

apercu 3y ago

I imagine that the actual truth to the situation is far more complicated than either of us understand and that NATO provides substantial benefits to the United States.

KingOfCoders 3y ago
NATO membership enables the US to have air bases in the UK and Turkey, Navy bases in Spain and Italy, and in other parts of Europe with overflight rights for military planes. Most of the air traffic for the US wars in the middle east goes through Germany, and most injured soldiers go back through Germany [0] Many US soldiers survive because they get through Landstuhl. Ramstein is also rumored to be the primary operation center for drone strikes, although the US military denies this. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landstuhl_Regional_Medical_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landstuhl_Regional_Medical_Cen...
- unmole 3y ago
  > NATO membership enables the US to have air bases in the UK and Turkey The US has military bases in Qatar, Seychelles, and the Philippines. It's almost as if NATO membership has nothing to do with it.
tharmas 3y ago
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- luuurker 3y ago
  NATO is obsolete for whom? And have you seen the numbers of visually confirmed destroyed equipment and the drone shots of dead Russians, because that makes Afghanistan look good in comparison.
  - tharmas 3y ago
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earthnail 3y ago

The consequences of living in a multilateral world will be very bad for the US. Right now, the US is the leader in a unilateral world. It is absolutely naive to think that this doesn’t come with huge advantages.

lawn 3y ago

So you'd prefer countless of people getting raped and murdered... To make the point that other countries aren't also spending ludicrous amounts of money on the military? The lack of morals is stunning.