Trump signs off on expanding NATO to include Montenegro

[heatcharger]

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I thought NATO was 'obsolete'?

[ApatheticAustrian]

well done.

big difference btw:

[Dr. Arch]

Trump voters got ultra cucked. They got an uglier and less competent W. Bush.

[Technocracy Timmy]

well done.

big difference btw:

🇺🇸 🇪🇺 🇲🇪

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Can't honestly criticize this decision.

[Hindsight was 2020]

Putin is going to be furious

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Can't honestly criticize this decision.

[ApatheticAustrian]

How come Austria is not a member?

we are independent since we got ...eh,....our independence back 1955...buffer state between west and east during the cold war.

mostly an anachronism today and bla but no party would get away with supporting a pro-nato stance.

[ProudModerate2]

Can't honestly criticize this decision.

You are missing the point.
vladimir trump, the first Russian President of the USA, is a major flip-flopper.
His says one thing today, and tomorrow, it's completely the opposite.
What a clown !

[TDAS04]

I don't oppose this.  Macedonia should also be allowed to join, but the Greeks won't allow it.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

well done.

big difference btw:

How come Austria is not a member?

Austria was reestablished after the WWII as a neutral state. Of course being a EU member effectively precludes a Swiss-style neutrality, but they stays away from military alliances.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I'd support this if there were some way to also suspend Turkey and possibly Hungary. (I've heard some terrible things about the government of Lithuania too but I don't know enough to comment.)

[Mr. Reactionary]

All we need is Bosnia and Cyprus and the European Mediterranean is ours!

[Santander]

Why can't NATO just make an agreement to defend Montenegro as a non-member state?

[Mr. Reactionary]

Why can't NATO just make an agreement to defend Montenegro as a non-member state?

When the chips are down, you'll come to appreciate the 15 montenegrins who stand and fight with us. Although usually the little countries just send auxillary troops, so  just wait until the 15 montenegrins operate our radio equipment for us while we fight.

[yankeesfan]

Trump loves the 'negro community

[nicholas.slaydon]

Can't honestly criticize this decision.

[Santander]

All we need is Bosnia and Cyprus and the European Mediterranean is ours!

You have a better chance of getting Kosovo to join. As long as Bosnia is 40% Serb, they will never join NATO without threatening the stability of the country

Kosovo is not a sovereign state.

[Xing]

I mean, maybe this will piss off some of the most anti-globalist Trump supporters, but I don't see what the big deal is here.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

All we need is Bosnia and Cyprus and the European Mediterranean is ours!

You have a better chance of getting Kosovo to join. As long as Bosnia is 40% Serb, they will never join NATO without threatening the stability of the country

Kosovo is not a sovereign state.

Yeah, admitting a partially-recognized country without a UN membership wouldn't be possible. IIRC even some NATO countries doesn't recognize Kosovo.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

I kind of wish they had a referendum, but ah well.

I'd support this if there were some way to also suspend Turkey and possibly Hungary. (I've heard some terrible things about the government of Lithuania too but I don't know enough to comment.)

Unfortunately due to its geographic location and control over the Bosphorus, Turkey is automatically one of the most important NATO members. I doubt it will ever be suspended.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

I kind of wish they had a referendum, but ah well.

I'd support this if there were some way to also suspend Turkey and possibly Hungary. (I've heard some terrible things about the government of Lithuania too but I don't know enough to comment.)

Unfortunately due to its geographic location and control over the Bosphorus, Turkey is automatically one of the most important NATO members. I doubt it will ever be suspended.

It's unfortunate indeed Erdogan is in the position to be courted both by NATO and Putin.

[Mr. Reactionary]

All we need is Bosnia and Cyprus and the European Mediterranean is ours!

You have a better chance of getting Kosovo to join. As long as Bosnia is 40% Serb, they will never join NATO without threatening the stability of the country

Kosovo is not a sovereign state.

America foreign policy is that Kosovo is a sovereign state, and if america is first, then america is right.

Not that it matters since our largest military base in Europe, Camp Bondsteel, is already in Kosovo.

[Kingpoleon]

Trump loves the 'negro community

Mountain Inner City is the True Trump Term.

[Frodo]

well done.

big difference btw:

In the meantime, nine NATO and EU countries (including Sweden and Finland) are working more closely together to combat the Russian threat:

9 EU, NATO nations set up center to fight hybrid threats

Sweden and Finland need to make the final jump, and join NATO already.