C-Mag wrote: Fri Feb 25, 2022 12:53 pm
No one respects the US right now.
The Beltway convinced themselves they could leave Afghanistan haphazardly, leave equipment and personnel behind, and let Americans get killed in the withdrawl with no repercussions.
They convinced themselves that they could manage the empire with geriatric retard at the helm, because hey, they got through Trump.
But that shit doesn't wash.
The US asked China to help stop the invasion.
The Chinese gave US intelligence to the Russians.
Smitty-48 wrote: Fri Feb 25, 2022 12:50 pm
grey area
no man's land in between
I would think that’s a pretty key part of your global alliance structure. That can’t possibly be a grey area…
NATO was formed as an entirely defensive alliance
there is no clause in the Washington Treaty which accounts for a NATO member going on the offensive
a NATO member attacking Russia then being counterattacked ?
the technical term for that would be Pandora's Box
Maybe, but I suspect if a single Russian soldier sets foot in Poland NATO will respond with military force. Russia seems to only be interested in prevent NATO expansion, not starting a war with NATO.
I would think that’s a pretty key part of your global alliance structure. That can’t possibly be a grey area…
NATO was formed as an entirely defensive alliance
there is no clause in the Washington Treaty which accounts for a NATO member going on the offensive
a NATO member attacking Russia then being counterattacked ?
the technical term for that would be Pandora's Box
Maybe, but I suspect if a single Russian soldier sets foot in Poland NATO will respond with military force. Russia seems to only be interested in prevent NATO expansion, not starting a war with NATO.
what if Russia sunk a Polish ship in international waters ?
what if Russia conducted covert hybrid war against Poland under false flag ?
Russia is not backing down to NATO
if they were doing that, we wouldn't be where we are
