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Wounded Bear

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5. England and France are already in the club IIRC...

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Wed Nov 6, 2024, 07:13 PM

Nov 2024

certainly they will have to bolster their own defense budgets if we actually do pull out.

I believe Congress passed some laws that make it harder to pull our of NATO than just on the presiden's word, but trump will certainly curtail our involvement and could probably get what he wants with a complicit congress/Senate.

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Here's a scary potential outcome from Trump's election. [View all] surfered Nov 2024 OP

Good SoCalDavidS Nov 2024 #1

I think trump will force NATO to pony up more money. But, as you mention, it will cost us by increasing tensions with Silent Type Nov 2024 #2

A shame that it might cause tension soandso Nov 2024 #9

Of course, there will be a nuclear build up. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #3

Some history on the arms race and disarmament soandso Nov 2024 #10

The US military industrial complex will not give up its revenue stream. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #12

There is a list of coming horrors. TomSlick Nov 2024 #4

England and France are already in the club IIRC... Wounded Bear Nov 2024 #5

Many of them already have them. An attack on one is an attack on the rest of NATO nations. brush Nov 2024 #6

Nuclear proliferation is now a reality. Self Esteem Nov 2024 #7

I would if I were in their shoes. nt Susan Calvin Nov 2024 #8

God bless them and godspeed. joshcryer Nov 2024 #11