NATO’s purpose
NATO’s essential and enduring purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of all its members by political and military means. Collective defence is at the heart of the Alliance and creates a spirit of solidarity and cohesion among its members.
Ron Paul is the perfect example of who is in the Republican party these days.RT favorite Ron Paul behaves like RT favorite Ron Paul.
Though Ron Paul's days were like mid to late 00s.Ron Paul is the perfect example of who is in the Republican party these days.
I disagree. What it does mean is that those countries that have continued to rely on us, and there are PLENTY, will need to up their game and stop relying on the US.One of the reasons why Putin decided to attack now is the fact that oil/gas prices were high and tight and he thought that nations would not attempt to stop him because it would make oil/gas more expensive, given that he controls a good portion of both. Attacking him would virtually guarantee prices would go higher.
Having said that, I believe that this attempt to stop Putin by NATO (which is likely to have some success) is a glaring reason why having (and being) in an alliance is so important at this time..
What the Republicans are saying:
It is clearly evident that isolationism is not going to work while someone like Putin is around. Isolationism means that no united front to the threat can be placed. That Putin can after one nation after the other simply because no one nation is strong enough by themselves. Nonetheless, going after 40 big nations at once is a totally different kind of beast.
China is a NATO member yes?In this day and age where economics is stronger than armed forces, alliances are absolutely necessary and critical. A bully can only be stopped by a whole group standing together. One person will get run over by a bully.
This should be a lesson to all of us that in this day and age, we need to work with each other. Trump's approach to alienating ourselves from the rest of the world and aligning ourselves with other bullies is not going to work. Social media, economics, and big alliances with the those that are strong in those areas is the solution. After all, people do gather around justice and freedom and not around aristocracy and power. The old times where "one" man could rule the world is gone. This is a time where "teamwork" works best. Supporting an aristocrat is "old hat"
Putin is going to lose this battle but only because NATO was involved. Because Teamwork works!
Ron Paul is the perfect example of who is in the Republican party these days.
You seem to forget that the U.S. alone cannot get anything done. It takes all of the countries in NATO together to accomplish a complete goal with the sanctions. We alone cannot get all of the sanctions instituted as many of those sanctions have to do with the dealings between Russia and Europe.I disagree. What it does mean is that those countries that have continued to rely on us, and there are PLENTY, will need to up their game and stop relying on the US.
China is a NATO member yes?
You seem to forget that the U.S. alone cannot get anything done. It takes all of the countries in NATO together to accomplish a complete goal with the sanctions. We alone cannot get all of the sanctions instituted as many of those sanctions have to do with the dealings between Russia and Europe.
If even one nation can be free of the obligations as a whole, then the 'organization' is feckless. China is not a NATO member anyway.China is a NATO member but is "one" one nation in the group that is not doing anything. Hey, there are 39 "other" nations that are doing their part.
I've said before, Putin should be assassinated, by one of the countries with the most to fear. And then we can publicly admonish the assassination, while secretly thanking them.You disagree? What would you do to put a stop on Putin?
The U.S. is the strongest nation in the world when it comes to arms. Nonetheless, this day and age arms is not what rules the world. Arms are protection against armed attack but little else.Wrong, the US has gone it alone many times and still could. NATO provides a thinly veiled 'political' tool but we have proven time and again that we don't need NATO. Most of the NATO countries don't abide by the terms of the treaty anyway.
If even one nation can be free of the obligations as a whole, then the 'organization' is feckless. China is not a NATO member anyway.
I've said before, Putin should be assassinated, by one of the countries with the most to fear. And then we can publicly admonish the assassination, while secretly thanking them.
I am quite sure there are people at the top of our intelligence chain that are working on that very problem. Getting someone close to him won't be easy. Hell, he stands 40' away from his own government leaders. The man is truly paranoid.Wrong, the US has gone it alone many times and still could. NATO provides a thinly veiled 'political' tool but we have proven time and again that we don't need NATO. Most of the NATO countries don't abide by the terms of the treaty anyway.
If even one nation can be free of the obligations as a whole, then the 'organization' is feckless. China is not a NATO member anyway.
I've said before, Putin should be assassinated, by one of the countries with the most to fear. And then we can publicly admonish the assassination, while secretly thanking them.
I'm sure you are correct, as this should have been done prior to things getting to the point they are.I am quite sure there are people at the top of our intelligence chain that are working on that very problem. Getting someone close to him won't be easy. Hell, he stands 40' away from his own government leaders. The man is truly paranoid.
And they're scared to death.Ron Paul is the perfect example of who is in the Republican party these days.
China is a NATO member yes?
China is a NATO member
China is not a NATO member
Sorry Vlad, nobody is going to play Neville Chamberlain to your Adolf Hitler.
Vlad has already lost. He just does not know it yet.They are. Right now.
What do you think the message is when they throw half-assed sanctions out there? If we were serious we would ban them from SWIFT entirely and sanction their commodity exports.
The message is the same one that far-right parties like the Republicans and centre-right parties like the Democrats, all around the world, have been sending for the past thirty-odd years: It doesn't matter how big the crisis is, we love our fossil fuels. You didn't really think that invasion of Ukraine was more important than global climate breakdown, did you?They are. Right now.
What do you think the message is when they throw half-assed sanctions out there? If we were serious we would ban them from SWIFT entirely and sanction their commodity exports.
I know it sounds enticing "we love our fossil fuels". There is are still too many people alive that remember Neville Chamberlain to Adolf Hitler and its consequences vividly. The west will keep ratcheting up the pressure both in suctions and military support for the Ukraine fight. Ukraine has the resolve to fight an insurgency and any chance Vlad had to "make friends" with Ukraine went out the window in his 7 day rampage.The message is the same one that right-wing parties like the Republicans and centre-right parties like the Democrats, all around the world, have been sending for the past thirty years: It doesn't matter how big the crisis is, we love our fossil fuels. You didn't really think that invasion of Ukraine was more important than global climate breakdown, did you?
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