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I disagree with the person you responded to, but I also don't see any practical reason why the US should remain in NATO going forward. It's essentially the defe

by _zagj 9mo ago

I disagree with the person you responded to, but I also don't see any practical reason why the US should remain in NATO going forward. It's essentially the defense equivalent of a welfare program, but one that primarily benefits wealthy nations that 1) have citizens who openly gloat about what they spend their money on instead of their own defense (e.g., months of paid vacations, generous parental leave, free college), 2) can't help us in the Asia-Pacific region (our primary concern) since they lack any ability to project force, and probably wouldn't help us even if they could, and 3) judging by opinion polls, do not like us, and haven't for some time, even when we do what they demand of us (support Ukraine).

TMWNN 9mo ago
Agreed on all counts. I've thought more and more as time passes, that Jeanne Kirkpatrick was right when she said after the Cold War that the US should declare victory and exit NATO. More from me on this: <https://np.reddit.com/r/geopolitics/comments/1b50qf5/the_unspoken_issues_that_trumps_rhetoric_on_nato/kt3avqw/?context=3 https://np.reddit.com/r/geopolitics/comments/1b50qf5/the_uns...> and <https://np.reddit.com/r/geopolitics/comments/1ax0sx5/consequences_of_talk_re_us_and_nato/krl73sy/?context=3 https://np.reddit.com/r/geopolitics/comments/1ax0sx5/consequ...>