misk@piefed.social to World News@quokk.auEnglish · 2 months agoPentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, other steps over Iran rift, source sayswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down10 cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squaremisk@piefed.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·2 months agoI think US forgets that countries like Spain are in NATO not because they’re at risk of being attacked but because they are nice enough to consider defending their allies even when they don’t need to.
minus-squareusernameunnecessary@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 months agoThe word “forgets” assumes the amoeba in charge has capacity for intelligence
minus-squarecrank0271@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoLet’s leave amoebas out of this. At least amoebas act predictably and don’t make everything worse for their fellow amoebas.
I think US forgets that countries like Spain are in NATO not because they’re at risk of being attacked but because they are nice enough to consider defending their allies even when they don’t need to.
The word “forgets” assumes the amoeba in charge has capacity for intelligence
Let’s leave amoebas out of this. At least amoebas act predictably and don’t make everything worse for their fellow amoebas.