[Paul R.]

If the US "walks away" from NATO, we are finished. You can expect China to go after Taiwan. Japan will no longer be able to depend on the US nuclear umbrella nor will South Korea be safe.

Agreed. A lot of people even here on FR do not truly understand Reagan's words: "We are indeed, and we are today, the last best hope of man on earth." It's not about being do-gooders or international adventurers. It's about our survival in the long run.

[Wallace T.]

I am no fan of our intervention in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, or Yugoslavia. However, our country is bound by treaty to Poland and the Baltic states. We also owe them a debt for betraying them to Communism at Yalta. If Putin invades, we must declare war on Russia. God help us, but we made a commitment to the Poles and the Balts.

[Wallace T.]

I am no fan of our intervention in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, or Yugoslavia. However, our country is bound by treaty to Poland and the Baltic states. We also owe them a debt for betraying them to Communism at Yalta. If Putin invades, we must declare war on Russia. God help us, but we made a commitment to the Poles and the Balts.

[MSF BU]

This only points to the need for Taiwan, Japan & South Korea to develop nuclear weapons.