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talkpoliticsSweden clears final hurdle to join NATO as Hungary approves accession​
- Sweden to join NATO after Hungary ratification
- NATO membership will end long military non-alignment
- NATO accession spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine
- Finland already joined NATO last year
Next up... Ukraine.
Funny question I got recently: "I don't know if NATO needs Sweden. Are we going to go to war for them?"
Well, duh. Ain't that the whole point of the alliance? If one NATO nation is attacked, the rest are treaty-bound to come to their aid, militarily. Every new nation admitted to NATO strengthens the alliance, and leaves Russia with fewer options should the Russkies wish to continue with her territorial expansion ambitions.
So yeah. If they are attacked, then yes the rest will be required defend them. If you live in a NATO member state, you may be required to fight for Sweden, and if that proves to be necessary, you will not be given a choice in the matter. If you do not wish to potentially fight to defend Sweden, I strongly urge you to emigrate to a non-NATO nation.
As for the broader picture. Countries applying for NATO at this time say the intelligent world knows exactly what Putin's plans are. Everyone except Trump of course. Of course I wouldn't go as far as to claim he'd pull the US out of NATO if re-elected, but the tragedy is, his sheep in politics know he'd rather undermine America's allies and her standing in the world to earn points among his base. And his base know it but support him regardless. A 2nd Trump term would mean it'd potentially take a huge effort to recover from the damage Trump would cause in Europe and around the world. But that's a separate story.
- Sweden to join NATO after Hungary ratification
- NATO membership will end long military non-alignment
- NATO accession spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine
- Finland already joined NATO last year
Next up... Ukraine.
Funny question I got recently: "I don't know if NATO needs Sweden. Are we going to go to war for them?"
Well, duh. Ain't that the whole point of the alliance? If one NATO nation is attacked, the rest are treaty-bound to come to their aid, militarily. Every new nation admitted to NATO strengthens the alliance, and leaves Russia with fewer options should the Russkies wish to continue with her territorial expansion ambitions.
So yeah. If they are attacked, then yes the rest will be required defend them. If you live in a NATO member state, you may be required to fight for Sweden, and if that proves to be necessary, you will not be given a choice in the matter. If you do not wish to potentially fight to defend Sweden, I strongly urge you to emigrate to a non-NATO nation.
As for the broader picture. Countries applying for NATO at this time say the intelligent world knows exactly what Putin's plans are. Everyone except Trump of course. Of course I wouldn't go as far as to claim he'd pull the US out of NATO if re-elected, but the tragedy is, his sheep in politics know he'd rather undermine America's allies and her standing in the world to earn points among his base. And his base know it but support him regardless. A 2nd Trump term would mean it'd potentially take a huge effort to recover from the damage Trump would cause in Europe and around the world. But that's a separate story.
