PipMar 3

NATO will not join US–Israel campaign, Rutte says

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NATO will not join US–Israel campaign, Rutte says - feddit.org

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Show threadHubiMar 3
Well duh, it’s a defensive alliance.
Show threadFlordaManMar 3
Tell that to the people of yugoslavia in 1999
Show threadTinidrilMar 3

At least in that circumstance there were already active hostilities that did threaten to flood NATO countries with Albanian refugees trying to escape ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, and a strong possibility that the conflict would expand into NATO states.

In this war with Iran there is nothing but Israeli bloodthirst and an American President who desperately needs a distraction and something to regroup his base.

Show threadFlordaManMar 3
I guess? But where does nato draw the line? Does it bomb a country because it can possibly attack a nato memberstate in 30 years?
Show threadTinidrilMar 3
How do you get there from what was an ongoing genocide and an immanent threat? Has NATO ever bombed a country because they might attack in 30 years? There is your answer.
Show threadFlordaMan
Well, Iran having nukes could also be seen as an imminent threat. I just don’t see why one thing would be seen as defensive and the other thing wouldn’t be.
Mar 3 at 9:11pmWeb
Show threadTinidrilMar 4

Iran was not about to have nukes. If you listen to Netanyahu, Iran has been a week away from having nukes for decades.

If Iran did get nukes, why would that be a threat? You think Iran would be interested in putting their arsenal up against the United States? Using a nuke would be national suicide. All it would do is provide them protection from regime change wars.