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Originally Posted by Anonymouse
'Donald Trump has strongly indicated or stated that he would not defend ‘delinquent’ Nato allies, Ukraine or Taiwan against aggression, sees international commitments mainly as a financial drain and would like to reduce America’s overseas military deployments.'
Um, correct me if I'm wrong, but as a NATO member, isn't that what POTUS, i.e. America, is supposed to do? Isn't that what NATO is all about: mutual defence?
A commitment is a commitment. At least it is if you're an adult.
Is it just me, or does WWIII sound more likely now? We already have a graphic picture of just how badly the UK will be affected from Threads. Contrary to what I think Trump believes, just like that guy in By Dawn's Early Light, who was a very poor choice of President, no-one can win a nuclear war. No-one.
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No, I do not think a nuclear war is significantly more likely. Russia may well feel emboldened to pursue maximalist aims in Ukraine but in doing so over the past 2 years it has had its military capability smashed. It can talk about threatening the Baltics or Poland but it will be years before it could hope to actually do anything.
Even without any American involvement at all, attacking an allied nation in Europe is a wholly different proposition than going after Ukraine or Georgia.