NATO's charter either means what it says or it doesn't. All for one and one for all.
That said, I didn't notice all the other NATO nations rushing to help the US in Afghanistan. Technically, that's where the 9/11 attack originated. Also, I still don't know which NATO nation was attacked to provoke the bombing of Serbia.
NATO apparently stands for America doing the heavy lifting that Europe won’t do.
NATO's charter is now worthless, diluted by inflation in 1999 and 2004 when twelve new members were admitted with full treaty rights. What was once a mutual defense treaty shared by a small core of nations united against Soviet aggression has now morphed into an offensive alliance hellbent on encircling Russia. Americans who were committed to defend Germany, Italy and The Netherlands from a Soviet invasion will not stomach going to war over Estonia, Bulgaria or Ukraine.
NATO was expanded during a period of naive hubris when we we were sure America would be invincible forever. Now we are bankrupt and exhausted from two decades of pointless war with nothing to show but emboldened enemies, and burdened by more treaty commitments that we can possibly honor. Like an overextended bank fearing a run from its depositors, our nightmare is that all of our many enemies might now strike at once. We were fools!
most of the world supported the US move into Afghanistan.