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Ocelot II

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2. It's worse than that. NATO was never under any obligation to help the US wrt Iran. NATO is a *defensive* alliance.

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 01:30 PM

Apr 1

The NATO agreement obligates its members to help defend any member that has been attacked. It has no duty to help another member start or continue a war of that member's choosing.

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It seems the biggest lie crrently being propagated with the help of the MSM is that NATO let us down [View all] lostincalifornia Apr 1 OP

And pootin is giggling and cheering and clapping in the corner. SheltieLover Apr 1 #1

It's worse than that. NATO was never under any obligation to help the US wrt Iran. NATO is a *defensive* alliance. Ocelot II Apr 1 #2

Right? NATO is a DEFENSE organization sboatcar Apr 1 #3