[RussianConservative]

"The Black Sea is going to become a very strategic path for the flow of ressources," Johnson said.

Gee and I think it for national defense of members, now we see, it for business....how shocking. /sarcasm

If NATO was about defense, it accept Russia, biggest military power on Europe, not Lithuania which might have brigade or two and require more defense then worth it. NATO with American help become military arm for Fifth Reich.

[Pubbie]

"NATO with American help become military arm for Fifth Reich."

What Reich? After 911, our Western European "Allies" said 911" was not an act of war"!

If Russia were in NATO, and Bin Laden killed 3,000 Russians, the Europeans would do NOTHING for you too.

You're being paranoid, NATO is a useless organization.

The only member nation that funds it's military properly is the US. Every other nation, including Britain, has declining, poorly funded militaries.

Also Congress and the White House is pissed off at NATO for not helping in Iraq, so even America doesn't take NATO seriously anyway.

NATO is in reality only a very large "Mutual Protection Pact".

If Russia wants to form a military alliance with the "West", then You should make a bilateral agreement with the US, because I assure you, if Russia ever faces a major military threat, the Western Europeans will make excuses about how Russia should not "Act Unilaterally".