You can't have both

The French are scared of Russia and China, and NATO is one of the few things protecting them from that.

If they leave NATO, they will probably end up like Ukraine.

Nah, NATO doesn't do that

The US does

the whole point of NATO is that if one nation is attacked, it will be deemed as an attack on all nations in NATO

Also, France is nowhere near Russia so that's a dumb comparison

The Mediterranean coast is easy access for the black sea fleet.

And MY point, is that the only military who has the ability to retaliate is the US lol

but the US won't get involved if its not a NATO country being attacked.

the only reason they didn't get involved in Ukraine is because they weren't a part of NATO.

Yeah, no, not really. If it's France/UK or other northwestern euro country, we'll get involved anyways

I wouldn't be so sure about that. it took them a while before they got involved in the wars against Germany

Different times. I'm American, believe me. Wed end up over there at some point, whether NATO exists or not

NATO exists entirely for eastern Europe and Germany

I understand that, but a lot of those European countries (France included) don't pay the 2% into their military like they're supposed to. Trump would be completely justified if you didn't get involved over there if they weren't in NATO.

The world isn't a game of Risk. Wars are almost always a lose/lose situation for both sides

Russia has no reason to even touch Western europe

Ukraine has justification historically

I wouldn't say its RIGHT, but there is precedence

Crimea would be like the US and Canada fighting over Vancouver Island.

it doesn't have to be Russia though.

it could be China.

it could be Turkey.

it could be SA.

if any nation attacks france should they leave NATO, NATO doesn't/ won't come to their aid. they aren't required to.

You're absolutely right.

And a country who isn't willing to defend itself, is not a country I'm willing to protect for them on their behalf

But you aren't the one making that decision.

none of us are.

it is stupid for them to *demand* to leave NATO.

https://twitter.com/alessabocchi/status/1071405549504393217

Also, treaties are not like a line of code/a program.

if they are actually french.

ok... but that doesn't mean that we are still going to come to their defence if they aren't a part of NATO.

NATO would require us to come to their aid if something happened.

It doesn't mean the opposite either

salvini gattini

why would you want to get rid of that protection?

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HAHA

You're making the assumption that if NATO doesn't exist, no one will help them