Please get it straight, NATO instigated this war by expanding nearly 300% since it’s founding.
I can’t agree with you more, although your opinion is likely to be flamed endlessly on FR by Democrat enablers.
Russia invaded and began murdering.
Preemptive war is still illegal under international law. Putin is a criminal.
No NATO allowed several nations to join the alliance do to Russia being historically an aggressive nation.
Please get it straight, NATO instigated this war by expanding nearly 300% since it’s founding.
And I can see why Russia’s neighbors might want to avail themselves of NATO protection against their Russian neighbor, given Russian propensity to invade smaller neighboring nations.
I would say that Putin has just proven the wisdom of their joining NATO.
Hey Marc.. you snagged one.
Your ability to use a calculator is amazing!
“Please get it straight, NATO instigated this war by expanding nearly 300% since it’s founding.”
“You made me hit you!” Putin
Geez, you’re a loon.
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NATO has grown over the years. So what? Aren't military pacts and alliances allowed to expand, if suitable candidates voluntarily apply for admission?
By "since its founding," I assume you mean since NATO was officially founded on April 4, 1949 - after which, e.g., Turkey, Greece, Spain, etc. joined.
Are you saying that sovereign nations don't have the right to decide for themselves if they want to join? Are you saying that Russia was ever conceded a "veto right" for new membership?
You are clearly confused about NATO's history and the rights of sovereign nations to accede to or leave military alliances.
Regards,
While I am too opposed to NATO expansion, on the other hand, does not a nation have to ally as they see fit.
Hitler didn’t care about the Sudetenland. That was a means to an end. What he opposed was Czechoslovakia being an ally of Britain and France, with the knife pointed directly into Germany’s heartland. So by that, should we have demanded that Czechoslovakia not be allowed to ally with Britain and France in exchange for her independence?
Wow, NATO must have some magical powers if they can start a war between two countries, neither of which is a member of NATO.
Thank you for espousing facts.
“Please get it straight, NATO instigated this war by expanding nearly 300% since it’s founding.”
You ain’t wrong.
You poke someone with a stick long enough, they’re going to react. This is the reaction.
Admitting Poland to NATO in 1999 was bad enough in Russian eyes, but inviting Ukraine to join? Might as well have threatened to kick in the front AND back doors and storm in with guns blazing. I guarantee that’s how Putin saw it. NATO’s original 12 members is now 30 and more want to join.
If you saw all of your neighbors arming up and attending meetings to which you weren’t invited, what would you do?
Russia doesn’t dictate which requests we accept for an alliance.
I must have slept through the party. Now NATO invaded what areas, shelled/bombed what civilian areas and killed tens of thousands of innocent civilians? I missed all that.