Since he started work as NATO secretary-general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest military alliance.
Lol your mental gymnastics to say “don’t need Nato” is really something to behold.
so the question becomes “what’s in it for (for example) Britain.”
This was already answered. Your little soliquay doesn’t change what I already said. “countries like Spain and Britain are off fighting the war with functioning allies (yes even the small ones) and with control of the map rather than waiting for Russia to be at their doorstep.”
the existence of the Allies wasn’t defensive.
The existence of Nato is defensive. And lol we see why with what you say next. “Anything Britain does is offensive”.
Ok your comment didn’t even warrant this amount of response, so ciao.
Well that’s disappointing. I don’t think I said anything to warrant this kind of response, so I’m just going to conclude you’re an asshole. Just in case though, for anyone reading this far down:
LMAO this was already addressed.
No it wasn’t. Your argument is that it’s better to fight Russia now than fight Russia later, but it doesn’t prove it’s necessary to fight Russia at all. The idea that Spain’s territorial integrity would be threatened by an expansionist Russia is completely unrealistic. Now its interests would certainly be, but that’s not usually what people mean by a defensive war.
And lol we see why with what you say next. “Anything Britain does is offensive”. LOLOL.
Failing a hostile army crossing or threatening to cross the English Channel, yes it’s almost impossible for Britain to engage in defensive military activity.
Lol your mental gymnastics to say “don’t need Nato” is really something to behold.
This was already answered. Your little soliquay doesn’t change what I already said. “countries like Spain and Britain are off fighting the war with functioning allies (yes even the small ones) and with control of the map rather than waiting for Russia to be at their doorstep.”
The existence of Nato is defensive. And lol we see why with what you say next. “Anything Britain does is offensive”.
Ok your comment didn’t even warrant this amount of response, so ciao.
Well that’s disappointing. I don’t think I said anything to warrant this kind of response, so I’m just going to conclude you’re an asshole. Just in case though, for anyone reading this far down:
No it wasn’t. Your argument is that it’s better to fight Russia now than fight Russia later, but it doesn’t prove it’s necessary to fight Russia at all. The idea that Spain’s territorial integrity would be threatened by an expansionist Russia is completely unrealistic. Now its interests would certainly be, but that’s not usually what people mean by a defensive war.
Failing a hostile army crossing or threatening to cross the English Channel, yes it’s almost impossible for Britain to engage in defensive military activity.