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pat_k

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2. These are allies in a DEFENSIVE pact. OF COURSE they aren't gonna "help" with your criminal war of aggression.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 10:53 PM

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https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/collective-defence-and-article-5

Collective defence and Article 5
Updated: 12 November 2025

Collective defence is NATO’s most fundamental principle. Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty states that an armed attack against one NATO member shall be considered an attack against them all. Since 1949, this unwavering pledge has bound together a group of like-minded countries from Europe and North America, which have committed themselves to protecting each other in a spirit of solidarity.

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