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In reply to the discussion: "I think that's over." Gen. McCaffrey on NATO [View all]AmericaUnderSiege
(12 posts)48. NATO is a treaty, so it remains the law.
A 250-year-old Constitution and a 70-year-old treaty bound in both blood and culture carry considerably more weight than some raving creep's dictates. Especially if said raving creep would be hypothetically ordering a superpower military to back down from a fight being brought to its doorstep by a traditional enemy. His treason is already manifest, but that would be making a parade of it.
My greater concern would that he'll start a war with someone else to avoid attention on his treason.
But in general, if he did order the US military to not protect Europe under attack by Russia, DC has had the "mental incapacity" card in its pocket every year he's been in power, and that will only get more potent with time.
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This article (wondering about Turkey, in 2019) says there would have to be a material breach of the treaty
muriel_volestrangler
Thursday
#4
"Palling around with dictators" is what $arah Palin accused Obama of doing. Projection.
OMGWTF
Thursday
#9
Grassroots are gonna decide over the next four years if will remain free or not.
Magoo48
Thursday
#17
You have more faith in the average soldier understanding the nuances of orders from his/her CIC
Arazi
Thursday
#19
Yes Yes! There nothing more stabilization then have most of the world terrified of what-the-fuck.
chouchou
Thursday
#14
Agree...NATO will survive without the US. Putin will not be successful going up against a United EU
PortTack
Thursday
#21
May have started. After calling for Ukraine surrender, Kellogg pulls 180...
Kid Berwyn
21 hrs ago
#49
I guess we could say US foreign policy is currently incoherent, in flux, or just plain
Martin68
18 hrs ago
#54