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TomWilm

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3. ... nothing is that simple.

Reply to femmedem (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 02:07 PM

Mar 2022

Turkey has several times asked NATO for article five protection after attacks from Syria, without getting it. It is not that automated a process, and no NATO country is actually obligated to go to war for the others safety. This was by demand from the United States, when the treaty was written.

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CORRECTED-Finland detects GPS disturbance near Russia's Kaliningrad [View all] Uncle Joe Mar 2022 OP

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Chuck Norris COL Mustard Mar 2022 #6

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Could be Chuck Norris and Steven Segal got too close. Probatim Mar 2022 #11

A terrible bind for Finland. femmedem Mar 2022 #2

... nothing is that simple. TomWilm Mar 2022 #3

The Russians thought they could annihilate the Finns in WW2. Didn't work out. oldsoftie Mar 2022 #8

This happens when pooty travels outside moscow...... getagrip_already Mar 2022 #4

kick Baitball Blogger Mar 2022 #5

So he can be tracked by following wonky GPS signals? The metadata will get you every time.nt mitch96 Mar 2022 #7

Yes, quite possible he is leaving Moscow for some remote bunker. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #16

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K&R Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2022 #12

Kicking for visibility SheltieLover Mar 2022 #13

Russia messes with GPS near a bordering state. That nation's planes accidentally cross the border. tinrobot Mar 2022 #14

A couple of interesting coincidental pieces of trivia, Putin's ex wife was born Uncle Joe Mar 2022 #15