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Originally Posted by k0nr4d
We'll have to agree to disagree - it's not an even comparison. This is two parties agreeing to protect one party, whereas NATO and the EU are all parties agreeing to protect each other... but like I said, I don't know if they'd actually come to defend anything - but I am certain that NOT doing so would have reprecussions on the entire integrity of NATO and the EU as a whole - they'd fall apart.
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You might be right... or not. Who knows. I think there wouldn't be any repercussions though - the NATO will just pretend that the new members weren't 'real' members and the real NATO is its founding members from the West Europe, US, AU etc, and when someone attack the 'real' members NATO do stand for them and do something. They will even find some snake word for this - not 'betrayal' but something like 'quantitative easing', hehe. Because the NATO countries bar the US and maybe UK won't have any choice anyway - they are not enough independent to ask questions. There will be short sanctions for the time of active warfare, then sanctions will be lifted to allow businesses make profit to keep ths 2.5% growth and make population happy. The population, which couldn't care less for people in other countries. Also there's no alternative for the Russian gas anyway yet, and won't be for any foreseable future.