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ColinC

(8,301 posts)
Thu Nov 17, 2022, 12:04 PM Nov 2022

When should NATO use military force against Russia [View all]


14 votes, 3 passes | Time left: Unlimited
When spillover results in deaths on NATO territory -intentionally or not
0 (0%)
When more than a hundred NATO citizens are killed from spillover (intentionally or not) due to Russia terrorizing Ukraine
1 (7%)
When Russia directly kills NATO citizens on NATO territory
10 (71%)
When Russia invades NATO directly -but denies they are doing it.
0 (0%)
When Russia invades NATO territory and annexes it as a "military operation" but not "invasion"
1 (7%)
After Russia annexes Poland
0 (0%)
Only after Russia annexes half of the European Union
0 (0%)
Never. Absolutely never. No military forces should ever be used against Russia regardless of the amount of aggression Russia imposed on Europe or the amount of territory they invade on NATO territory.
2 (14%)
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Not in the forseeable future. Ukraine is doing just fine on its own. Russian armed forces are ... marble falls Nov 2022 #1
Only if the subject member country or the North Atlantic Council invokes Article 5 Ocelot II Nov 2022 #2
I think this is interesting. The last time article 5 was invoked... ColinC Nov 2022 #6
9/11 resulted in NATO authorizing itself to be involved in defensive military actions Ocelot II Nov 2022 #9
I was referring to afghanistan ColinC Nov 2022 #11
It was never really invoked, only formally ... TomWilm Nov 2022 #24
When specific DUers say it should. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #3
LOL. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #4
Hahahaha! Ocelot II Nov 2022 #10
Whenever NATO feels like it. Sneederbunk Nov 2022 #5
When an attack on a NATO member sarisataka Nov 2022 #7
So if the decision you described was made on faulty evidence ColinC Nov 2022 #8
If the decision was made I would support it. sarisataka Nov 2022 #12
I would disagree that the Post-9/11 decision was "cautious" ColinC Nov 2022 #13
NATO thought otherwise sarisataka Nov 2022 #14
I was a sophomore in high school and knew it was a bad idea ColinC Nov 2022 #15
Jens Stoltenberg is stepping down as SecGen next year. Ocelot II Nov 2022 #18
Or perhaps the people appointed in those positions can utilize common sense ColinC Nov 2022 #19
Or Internet message board commenters who claim to know more about Ocelot II Nov 2022 #20
Having a moral compass and common sense is ColinC Nov 2022 #22
👍 TomWilm Nov 2022 #25
I was an SNCO at that time sarisataka Nov 2022 #21
This sounds accurate from what we seem to know right now ColinC Nov 2022 #23
1945 Kennah Nov 2022 #16
No War!! Baggies Nov 2022 #17
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