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		Mawr on Dec 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded... The point of a defence pact is not to wage war, but to avoid it. The US being a part of NATO does not mean all actions the US takes are on behalf of NATO.

s1artibartfast on Dec 29, 2024 [–]

Sure. But surely you see how providing us bases to launch its attacks, house air defense, and project military power.

The US doesn't spend billions defending foreign countries out of altruism. The US doesn't need help from tiny European countries to defend itself.

rat87 on Dec 29, 2024 | [–]

Name one NATO base east of germany. When did it open?

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