Trump Thread

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

When we joined NATO, it was a defensive bloc against the USSR and its satellites. The USSR and its empire are now gone, but NATO's remit has expanded and its advocates are now saying that we should send troops into the middle east for things that have nothing to do with its original purpose. Shouldn't we leave such an organisation that has expanded its goals so far beyond those for which we originally joined? Were we asked for our consent when it changed its goals?

Russia may not be the USSR but they still have a larger conventional military, larger population and more natural resources than Western and Central Europe combined. When we joined NATO we had the second largest battlefleet in the world, now that fleet is virtually useless for its intended purpose. When we joined NATO we had a massive airforce including hundreds of strategic bombers and the ability to single-handedly flatten most other European countries in a 1v1 fight.

NATO has become essential to our defence because we have sacrificed the ability to defend ourselves.

Unless you are suggesting we rearm?

It's not as easy as this, you know: