The other smaller non NATO countries now know they are expendable to the Free World,,,We may force them into alliances we will regret later..
Well "B", I don't claim to be the brightest berry on the bush and I am sure neither do you. But we figured this out, so I assume most of the intelligentsia have as well. So, in their eyes, as well as us less intelligent, how does all the chest thumping about "We can't help Ukraine, but we will fight to the death for NATO Allies", sound?
My opinion. Stupid, Phony, and Weak.
The other smaller non NATO countries now know they are expendable to the Free World
Which begs the question "Just who would we defend?" We've already showed our abilities in Viet Nam, Iraq and Afghanistan, unworthy as they were. And we have failed an ally that is willing to fight and not bite us in the ass, doing so. Wonder what other people, smarter than us, think about all that?
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