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So you claim that when a country joins NATO and agrees to its terms, it's a matter of choice whether they oblige to the rules of being in NATO?
Is that how your insurance company works too? The contract you sign states: "If you pay a monthly fee we will cover expenses in case of theft." Case of theft: "Nah mate, go fuck yourself."
Can you at least acknowledge article 5 was used once during the entire existance of NATO, when the US was attacked on 9/11?
And can you acknowledge article 5 states "an attack against one is an attack against all", which is a term countries are to agree with when they join NATO and should follow in case one of it's allies gets attacked?
So when the US was attacked, it was the duty of all NATO members, as stated by the terms of NATO, specifically article 5, to join the war with the US?
Also, I didn't serve in 2001, I was still in high school back then. I did Active Endeavour in 2012 as my country, among many others, were pulled into the American shit show for over 20 years.
Sorry mate, I don't understand why something as simple as this can be so hard for someone to understand. You even provide sources yourself proving my point yet you claim I'm wrong and are pretty rude.
Maybe try to find some joy in life, go out and drink some beer, meet some friends, I think you need it.
It's hilarious that someone can seriously think that NATO sloshing around in Mediterranean for a bit and flying around over the US a little constituted any kind of a serious response. The US themselves said they didn't want any more of that silliness.
And, you once again contradict yourself and weasel out of what you said in the first place. The fact, which you just confirmed in the above comment, is that the article 5 response was triggered by NATO. The US didn't ask for it.