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To: SolidWood

NATO doesn’t really have the authority to veto a member country’s policies for their own defense. What it would bring to the table is an ability for Israel to invoke Article 5 and demand assistance from other NATO countries in the event of an attack. Under this article an attack on one member country is considered an attack on every member country.

I also think you’re right that allowing Iran and Saudi Arabia to have nukes would validate the claims of other nations, including Egypt, Turkey and Syria, to have nuclear weapons.


5 posted on 05/20/2008 1:09:22 AM PDT by Yankee Sailor
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To: Yankee Sailor
What it would bring to the table is an ability for Israel to invoke Article 5 and demand assistance from other NATO countries in the event of an attack.

Does anyone really think that Europe or Turkey would come actively to Israel's defense when attacked? I don't think it's worth the paper. Look at the contribution the Europeans (with one or two exceptions) make in Afghanistan... insignificant posturing.

6 posted on 05/20/2008 1:15:05 AM PDT by SolidWood (Refusal to vote for McCain is active support for Obama.)
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To: Yankee Sailor

“What it would bring to the table is an ability for Israel to invoke Article 5 and demand assistance from other NATO countries in the event of an attack. Under this article an attack on one member country is considered an attack on every member country.”

See, this is what I was thinking also, in my first post by saying that Israel should be included in NATO. They just really need more support closer to their borders, besides the United States.


10 posted on 05/20/2008 8:13:28 PM PDT by llandres (I'd rather be alive and bankrupt than dead and solvent)
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