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...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
is counting on.
Since the end of the Cold War, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO
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...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire... is counting on. Since the end of the Cold War, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #10 That spread allowed the EU to come into being. If it wasn't for the spread of NATO with German money and American might, the EU wouldn't exist as it does today. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2019-10-17 15:14 |
| #9 Not only did I watch it happen from within the military, after I got out and worked for the DoD I saw it even more. Most of us were wondering why the hell NATO was still around and what we were doing. The bombing of Serbia told us. It was about spreading western Europe's power. Nothing more. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2019-10-17 15:13 |
| #8 ^^ Good point (#7) DarthVader. |
| Posted by: magpie 2019-10-17 13:12 |
| #7 It crumbled under Clinton. Especially with the expansion all the way up to Russia's borders. Enforcement of provisions in the treaty weren't enforced, standards slipped and it became a social club for politicians and generals. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2019-10-17 09:14 |
| #6 Wow, Bobby. Scary. For a second I thought that was Lena Dunham, sans tats. More effective than coffee. |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-10-17 08:55 |
#5 marriages where they are long separated and only are married because they haven't divorced |
| Posted by: Bobby 2019-10-17 08:48 |
| #4 Reboot. |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-10-17 07:25 |
| #3 You could hear the sounds of NATO's dying gasps when the Iron Curtain fell and Germany reunified. NATO is now one of those marriages where they are long separated and only are married because they haven't divorced ... yet. |
| Posted by: magpie 2019-10-17 02:12 |
| #2 Nonsense, Gorbi broke NATO. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-10-17 01:07 |
| #1 Is true. |
| Posted by: newc 2019-10-17 00:49 |