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pat_k

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1. Tragically, "the boy" apparently has no clue that NATO is a DEFENSIVE alliance.

Reply to dweller (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 12:57 AM

Mar 18

Initiating a war of aggression, and than calling on NATO allies to join the fray, is insane.

If any member state does choose to help bail out the felon-in-chief, it will certainly NOT be out of any commitments made as part of the alliance.

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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