Cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/9912794
While a US commitment that NATO would not expand towards Russia was made during talks with the Soviets in 1990, and remains a topic of heated dispute, no undertaking was written into the treaty on German reunification.
@jbloggs777 @0x815
NATO has huge problems. Not least the horrible complexity of moving men and armour to the East. It’s a logistical nightmare.
You don’t have to mention people when replying.
It does that when you reply from Mastodon.
Is it possible to have it not do that?
I’m not sure. It may be required so that users on the Mastodon side know that there’s a reply.
But then I’m not familiar enough with the Fediverse to be sure.
If it weren’t for those pesky kidsHHHHfarmers. Seriously, of course NATO has problems. It has dubious members, it has to deal with domestic politics, it has to fund itself build out & maintain a military production base, it needs to be capable of fighting & responding just in case, and most of all it needs to be an effective deterrant. It will never be perfect, and hopefully it never needs to be.
I’m very glad to see security finally being taken seriously in Europe … even if it has been slow to get moving. The coming decades and centuries are going to be rough (and would have been w/o russia’s latest land-grab), and relying on the US security umbrella for european security is not ideal. They will likely remain an important partner though, douchebag presidents or not.
@jbloggs777
The US is an NPC.