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Germany and other European nations explored possible responses, including invoking NATO’s Article 5, though it was ruled out due to US veto power.
And this is the only reason why Trump didn't pull the US out of NATO.
Because of the veto power, he can effectively block them from taking action against the United States.
NATO is dead.
If other world leaders had half a brain between them, they would be forming a new alliance without the United States as we speak.
The new alliance already exists. It’s called the European Union.
The EU doesn't include the UK, Canada, Norway, or Turkey. It isn't really a good NATO substitute.
Yet
Yeah, we really need some kind of external European defence sphere to cover us in Canada. No amount of maple syrup (or rare earth metals) is too great a cost.
Two of those are Commonwealth countries. Maybe a common defense mechanism could be agreed. Instead of Iron Dome, it could be called King Dome.
You could make all kinds of jokes about king dome come.
I guess, but the UK is a pretty shit-tier nuclear power. I'd really want it to include France.
There's nothing stopping them from just ignoring the veto of the country they're worried about...
They could also kick out the United States.
They literally can't, the US is a permanent member.
We're seeing from the White House that written words, rules, and laws are meaningless to them. They're only a permanent member because words say so, and the members are willing to honour those words. If the USA were to attack another NATO member I'm sure those words can and will be ignored.
They could reorganize as “NOT-U” under all the same terms but without the US.
NATO has no provision to remove members. It's even worse than the EU where a single other member is enough to veto it.
Stop doing that, Western leaders. 3/4 vote should be enough for anything.
Yes, a new military alliance and other new non-US Western treaties needs to happen. Badly.
Although, he's saying he wants 5% spending from all members now, so maybe he's still planning to "shoot himself in the foot" by leaving.
"We'll make our own NATO, with blackjack and hookers!"
That was the CSTO and Armenia says the only good thing it had was the hookers...
Didn't have "NATO deployed against America" on my bingo card. Plenty of other batshittery, but not that one.
I was curious what the plan was when nayo allies attack each other..apparently it's fuck Nazis and trump regardless of the country's status with nato
Hey NATO, you don't have to send any troops. Just tell the Pentagon that you sent the Swedes and the Finns. When they say "Where? We don't see anyone" Just respond"Exactly"
No you send them the ghost roadsigns of the Finnish winter and say "that direction".
Probably NSFW, they're dead Nazis and Russians.
Please send troops to Canada! We can build the barracks to house them by the thousands to stop America from potentially annexing Canada. I wouldn’t put anything past that orange buffoon.
I mean, we're having trouble housing ourselves...
Canada should just offer citizenship to anyone willing to patrol the border for 5 years.
Russia has the option to do the funniest thing ever.
Send them to Canada too pls.
Canada should just import their army from the US, plenty of us would be willing to fight.
Foreign legion of Canada?
That will do so much damage just like it's going in Ukraine.
Better the foreign legion dies than a Canadian, eh?
Why would you want a voluntary group willing to fight for Canada to die?
Do you understand what the foreign legion of Ukraine does?
If I was fighting for Canada, who would I be killing?
Don't know. That would be up to your chain of command.
Sounds like a pretty easy gig if you don’t know who we would be fighting.
As well they should.