If you make yourself into a reliable partner, that's way better guarantee
I know that "israel is our best ally" is a meme, but in the ME context it's not wrong
Define "reliable partner"
Do you realise that certain countries in NATO have certain roles?
The Royal Navy was orientated for Sub hunting during the cold war
Argubly they weren't a "reliable partner" when it comes to surface warfare.
Due to NATO requirements, they didn't go down that route...
Reliable as in you make the other state feel as though they can trust you that you that the next government won't just leave you on a whim.
Israel is reliable in this sense.
The USA seems to be the "reliable partner" in that sense then.
Cold war has been over for decades. Who has a military and works with us now? UK is on that list. Pretty sure Poland is as well.
Abandoning allies and agreements left and right.
First you broke your agreement about NATO expansion, then about protecting Ukraine, now the Kurds.
Why would anyone assume the USA is a "reliable partner" ?
Given your own definition, they're not.
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unfortunately I agree
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though I will say
Not Europe
LOL
Certainly US doesn't have a perfect track record, but when one is THE hegemon, you have to make some compromises
fuck Ukraine
You seem to be making a lot of compromises for very little gain @leavethisbotnet
If any?
But muh russia power
and @Nathan James 123 lets not pretend Europe hadn't spent the 90s grifting off NATO
The compromise for no gain here is being the world police
Agreed, but that's changing @Sawyer42
which once again, I take your point and seriously
EU requirements are changing
yup
Militaries are modernizing
I know its super unpopular in the UK
Especially using European made equipment
but the EU needs a military of its own
Very @Sawyer42
Agreed.
but I think an EU military will mean the end of NATO
that's true, but some european states are imagining themselves as the counterweight to the US
Almost certainly.
