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lostincalifornia

(5,362 posts)
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 01:26 PM 7 hrs ago

It seems the biggest lie crrently being propagated with the help of the MSM is that NATO let us down

by not coming to our aid with Iran.

Of course what is being left out of the conversation intentionally is the CONTEXT that it was the United States under trump that intentionally, and blatantly refused to consult with our NATO allies before the ignoramus in the white house started attacking Iran unilaterally with Israel, bypassing both NATO and Congress.

It is so glaring and so obvious, and yet the elephant in the room is almost completely ignored, including the fact that it was trump under his first administration who walked away from the negotiated Iran nuclear deal that he COULD HAVE BUILT UPON.

The state of our country is an embarrassment and a disgrace that the populace actually elected this imbecile twice.

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It seems the biggest lie crrently being propagated with the help of the MSM is that NATO let us down (Original Post) lostincalifornia 7 hrs ago OP
And pootin is giggling and cheering and clapping in the corner. SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #1
It's worse than that. NATO was never under any obligation to help the US wrt Iran. NATO is a *defensive* alliance. Ocelot II 7 hrs ago #2
Right? NATO is a DEFENSE organization sboatcar 7 hrs ago #3

Ocelot II

(130,537 posts)
2. It's worse than that. NATO was never under any obligation to help the US wrt Iran. NATO is a *defensive* alliance.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 01:30 PM
7 hrs ago

The NATO agreement obligates its members to help defend any member that has been attacked. It has no duty to help another member start or continue a war of that member's choosing.

sboatcar

(850 posts)
3. Right? NATO is a DEFENSE organization
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 01:31 PM
7 hrs ago

They have zero obligation to help us in a war we ourselves started.

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