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NATO

jeudi 25 février 2021 à 01:00

NATO was set up to defend Western Europe from possible invasion by the Soviet Union. Now it makes plans for attacking Russia.

I can't see how attacking Russia could be justified in a world like this one, nor why we should maintain an alliance for that purpose.

I disagree with some of the article's other points. I think the almost bloodless displacement of the Taliban from Afghanistan might have lead to a better Afghanistan if we had not dropped it from our attention to prioritize the unjustified attack on Iraq. Of course, there is no way to make sure.

China's campaign for world hegemony calls for countries to unite in opposition, but that opposition will need to be economic and diplomatic, not military (except for a few countries that prepare to deter or repel China's announced plan to attack Taiwan). It does not require NATO.