The Russians are coming.......

[Thrawn]

I used to be a huge fan of NATO, but Canadians have been dying at a rate of something like 3 times greater than their NATO allies in Afghanistan for a while now.  Not such a huge fan.

[Furball]

Originally posted by Thrawn
I used to be a huge fan of NATO, but Canadians have been dying at a rate of something like 3 times greater than their NATO allies in Afghanistan for a while now.  Not such a huge fan.

Might want to rethink that

http://icasualties.org/oef/DeathsByYear.aspx

[uberhun]

Bad Bad Empire:noid

[cpxxx]

Originally posted by Nilsen
Who really benefits when these nations join NATO?

Security! They benefit because if Russia decides it's in their strategic interest to invade one or two in order to protect them from themselves. They might as well lob missiles at Washington, London, Paris and Berlin because an attack on one is an attack on all.  

You don't honestly think Norway is protected by a few F16's do you? What if Sweden wanted Norway back? (An unlikely notion, it is true) Would you prefer to fight alone or with the USA etc on your side?

[AKIron]

Originally posted by Nilsen
All these new members already have freedom and democracy. Nato does not protect those values any better.

Who benefits from these nations joining NATO?

They have freedom and democracy which is why they were invited to join NATO. They joined so they could keep it.

[Rino]

Originally posted by Maverick
Yep bad ol' NATO! They are actually stomping around in the Baltic areas and forcing, I say FORCING countries to join up since they have been able to get the peace loving and benevolent Russian forces out of their borders where thay have been throwing daily parties for the people who actually were born there. Bad BAD NATO!!

     Maybe Norway could get Russia to start up a new benevolent USSR?