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The entire point of NATO and other treaties is that every signatory is willing to risk their country to protect the other signatories. It makes the game theory
by generj 2y ago
The entire point of NATO and other treaties is that every signatory is willing to risk their country to protect the other signatories. It makes the game theory choice to attack stupid.
But it’s all academic anyways. The US military would eagerly lead a coup before willingly attacking the UK or Canada, particularly if non-conventional means are threatened.
Consider that nearly every officer has done several war games or exercises alongside UK or Canadian officers. This is true both of NCOs and senior leadership. Being friendly with their armed forces is institutional. It would be easier to convince the Marines to attack the Army than to convince them to attack their Canadian counterparts.
- throaway89 2y agoThe us military is also too professional to consider following orders to attack Canada. They would not accept the risk and reputational damage that would come with breaking the NATO treaties and undermining the general security of the west.
- ExoticPearTree 2y agoArmed forces are friendly to who they are being ordered to be friendly. And they don't have a an issue with any other armed forces unless being ordered to have an issue.
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- generj 2y agoAnd US armed forces have been ordered to be friendly to UK and Canadian armed forces since WWI over 100 years ago (and even more friendly since WWII). That doesn’t go away quickly without good reason even with new orders. An attack on a Anglophone Five Eyes NATO member is militarily close to a civil war and could rapidly lead to a civil war.