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>NATO only ever goes against dictators and acts of ethnic or religious cleansing

NATO invaded Libya after promising to leave it alone after stopping their nuclear weapons program.

NATO supports Saudi Arabia's war of aggression against Yemen. I shouldnt have to remind you that Saudi Arabia is run by a brutal dictator.

NATO was set up with the singular purpose to oppose Russia.

It's has always threatened Russia. It will always threaten Russia. Putin is staking everything on this war in a desperate attempt to push back that threat with one hand on the nuclear button, making it abundantly clear that all we have to do is back off.



> making it abundantly clear that all we have to do is back off

We're not the ones doing the invading.


NATO was setup foremost as a defensive pact, with Article 5 being key.

> NATO was set up with the singular purpose to oppose Russia.

Only to the extent of defending against Russian aggression.

> It's has always threatened Russia.

How can it, when it provides a path for Russia to join them? A path which Russia never seriously pursued.

Russia demanding Ukraine to never join amounts to demanding that Ukraine must remain relatively defenseless against Russian attack.




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