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Ocelot II

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3. Poland has to invoke Article 5 before NATO can retaliate.
Tue Nov 15, 2022, 08:43 PM
Nov 2022

Since it is not yet clear whether the missile strike was intentional or accidental, Poland is more likely to invoke Article 4, which allows members to bring the issue before the North Atlantic Council so the members can decide how to proceed. Stoltenberg has scheduled an emergency meeting for tomorrow in Brussels.

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We keep learning that the rules don't apply to powerful psychopaths. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #1
Let people who are not afraid handle them. onecaliberal Nov 2022 #2
That would pretty much be Zelensky Crunchy Frog Nov 2022 #23
I hope we do too. His people are so courageous. How many have been killed? onecaliberal Nov 2022 #33
Guesstimates are 35K-45K killed Chuuku Davis Nov 2022 #81
I don't get how tis is acceptable. onecaliberal Nov 2022 #84
It's not Bucky Nov 2022 #101
Poland has to invoke Article 5 before NATO can retaliate. Ocelot II Nov 2022 #3
From what I read.... Xolodno Nov 2022 #7
This. ☝️Ty electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #10
And it was an accident SCantiGOP Nov 2022 #15
thank you. awful lot of voices (outside of Poland) stopdiggin Nov 2022 #49
A potentially errant missile should trigger WWIII and the deaths of millions? tritsofme Nov 2022 #4
Right? Why TF... AkFemDem Nov 2022 #5
Nuclear WWIII AkFemDem Nov 2022 #6
It's absolutely bizarre, like they think they're getting the boys together to watch fight night. tritsofme Nov 2022 #9
I believe on the rarest of times to fight militarily. This is NOT one of them. As others have said.. electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #18
Because they don't think they will be directly affected. Mariana Nov 2022 #24
It's why I think the made for TV movies... Xolodno Nov 2022 #25
THIS ☝️ electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #11
+1000 hlthe2b Nov 2022 #13
☝️This!! We are not diplomats. Lets not rush to call for escalation which could be highly dangerous onetexan Nov 2022 #83
Yes, this is all very "Missiles of October" Bucky Nov 2022 #100
Russia is firing off 40 year old equipment Trenzalore Nov 2022 #8
I get the caution EndlessWire Nov 2022 #14
2 people in my town died in car accidents today Trenzalore Nov 2022 #17
Your callous disregard EndlessWire Nov 2022 #20
Yes because I'm saying be cool Trenzalore Nov 2022 #22
We need to verify what happened and why first. hlthe2b Nov 2022 #12
reality is not a popular concept sometimes but you are correct nt msongs Nov 2022 #21
Simple response... OneBlueDotS-Carolina Nov 2022 #16
You're absolutely right Stinky The Clown Nov 2022 #27
Biden said it was unlikely that the rocket came from Russia. Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #82
Interesting. OneBlueDotS-Carolina Nov 2022 #86
Strictly speaking, that's true. Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #89
It's firstly a Polish matter, secondly NATO. OneBlueDotS-Carolina Nov 2022 #91
Uh, no. Finding out the truth will be a NATO-wide matter under Article 4. Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #95
NATO & the US know exactly where the missile was fired from. OneBlueDotS-Carolina Nov 2022 #96
I hope very much that Ukraine gets additional anti-aircraft capacity. They need additional systems Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #97
Let's have a little comparison AntivaxHunters Nov 2022 #19
Putin thinks if he can widen the war just enough, he might be forced to end his 'misadventure' ... marble falls Nov 2022 #26
They have nukes so bomb where they are stored. arthritisR_US Nov 2022 #28
Like in their subs? Kennah Nov 2022 #29
Any other advice, Dr. Strangelove? tritsofme Nov 2022 #31
What if it were a Ukrainian S300 that went off course? Kennah Nov 2022 #30
Then we bomb where the missile was launched. Ukraine or Russia, attack NATO and you get the hammer. YourFriendlySnake Nov 2022 #34
Jesus...that's not how Nato works Hav Nov 2022 #39
Hey genius, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #40
NATO would not, but the fog of war means that shit happens, and if it's unlikely this was Russia ... Kennah Nov 2022 #54
I just can't see Russia lobbing a missile at a grain silo, even as a warning, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #58
Whoever did it, I'd say it was a projectile that went not as intended. Stupid not malice. Kennah Nov 2022 #59
Agreed. nt MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #62
Because they attacked Poland! Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #74
LOL.. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #78
I hoped you might. LOL Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #79
J.F.C! really starting to come unwound. stopdiggin Nov 2022 #51
The S300 has a frag warhead Chuuku Davis Nov 2022 #52
200 to 300 lb warheads in S300s Kennah Nov 2022 #57
Right now I will bet $100 it is not an S-300 Chuuku Davis Nov 2022 #73
Unlikely the missile was fired by Russia --President Joe Biden Kennah Nov 2022 #77
Biden said, 'from Russia" OneBlueDotS-Carolina Nov 2022 #94
Correction noted. If this is still early, then why let that information slip? Kennah Nov 2022 #98
Fucking Putin is about to learn why Americans DenaliDemocrat Nov 2022 #32
Yay!!!!! gay texan Nov 2022 #35
Who are "you people"? Stinky The Clown Nov 2022 #36
Really? N/t gay texan Nov 2022 #37
Really Stinky The Clown Nov 2022 #38
You people are the Dr Strangeloves on DU longing for WW3 Hav Nov 2022 #42
Are you "the poster"s spokesperson? Stinky The Clown Nov 2022 #43
you started this OP stopdiggin Nov 2022 #53
Read the OP again. You're seeing what you want to see. Stinky The Clown Nov 2022 #63
DU is replete tonight with belligerent stopdiggin Nov 2022 #68
The "belligerence" is likely the result of a perceived unwillingness by our side to reign in a bully Stinky The Clown Nov 2022 #71
and the insistant push back stems from legitimate concern stopdiggin Nov 2022 #87
More likely the result of an absence of wnylib Nov 2022 #88
"Rein." BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #106
Isn't it customary to know first who the culprit is wnylib Nov 2022 #85
Youre the OP, figure it out. Extrapolate.... gay texan Nov 2022 #45
THANK YOU!!!!!! MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #46
Anytime! n/t gay texan Nov 2022 #48
Hahahahaha Stinky The Clown Nov 2022 #61
Maybe, just maybe because of my combat experience, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #64
Reread the WORDS in the OP, not your interpretation of what you thin it says Stinky The Clown Nov 2022 #66
I did, this is what you wrote" MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #67
The operative words are "deal with" Stinky The Clown Nov 2022 #69
To me, deal with it in this situation means retaliating militarily against the Russians, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #70
I can only speak for me. You're neither right nor wrong. Stinky The Clown Nov 2022 #72
Oki, then I'm a man of my word and I do apologize for jumping to the conclusion MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #76
You mentioned ""deal with it" in conjunction wnylib Nov 2022 #90
+1 AngryOldDem Nov 2022 #50
The election's over Sympthsical Nov 2022 #104
Good one, lol!!! N/T gay texan Nov 2022 #108
Putin and his troll army need to be bombed back to the stone ages! Initech Nov 2022 #41
When did we become the war Party? Polybius Nov 2022 #44
Well it doesn't appear it came from Russia. LisaL Nov 2022 #47
oopsie. stopdiggin Nov 2022 #55
I hope everyone who is for war has already enlisted in the military because Wonder Why Nov 2022 #56
+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #65
The horrible turn that wars have taken, I wonder if a soldier isn't safer than a civilian. usonian Nov 2022 #80
+1,000,000 wnylib Nov 2022 #92
If you're demanding a response, will you be heading to the recruiting office? brooklynite Nov 2022 #60
Poland blast may not be due to missile fired from Russia, Biden says Celerity Nov 2022 #75
People need to learn Dorian Gray Nov 2022 #107
Serving up a nuclear war doesn't make for good politics Kennah Nov 2022 #93
Having studied Russian tactical equipment extensively... jmowreader Nov 2022 #99
Please, let's get an examination of the evidence Model35mech Nov 2022 #102
Well, aren't we glad we waited? AngryOldDem Nov 2022 #103
Wow, this didn't age well. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #105
This aged well. Celerity Nov 2022 #109
Actually, it kinda did. AngryOldDem Nov 2022 #110
Put that way I will agree! Celerity Nov 2022 #111
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