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[–] CheeseAndCatsup@lemmy.ca 55 points 1 week ago (22 children)

It will be a shit show until Canada and the rest of the western world work out agreements independent of the US.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 23 points 1 week ago (14 children)

Isolating a fascist power with the strongest military in the world doesn't work. Eventually they work up the balls to use it.

Every nation should be prepared for what happens when the purge of the US military and government is complete and only loyalists hold power.

[–] seejur@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What happens if a NATO country Attack another NATO country?

[–] freebee@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No joke, I can see UK and France offering nuclear retaliation response promise to Canada, outside of NATO. I think trump really is dumb enough to start real war with for example Canada. NATO is dead, rest of the west needs to make similar protection agreements without USA, besides NATO , for when shit really hits the fan (I think it will, it's a matter of when, not if).

[–] Pringles@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well, article 5 doesn't apply then. Other agreements may still apply.

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Of course it applies! Where are you getting that it doesn't from?

[–] Pringles@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

From article 5 from the NATO treaty actually. It states that it applies to attacks from external actors, i.e. non-members.

Edit: the article or nato treaty doesn't state it that explicitly actually. But a quick google show that it's at least the consensus interpretation

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It has been hotly debated, mostly in regards to Greece and TΓΌrkiye, who have been at each other's throats for decades. In that case, the aggressor likely wouldn't be obvious and both are likely to claim article 5. Their relations to other NATO members are also a lot more ambiguous, some favoring one, some the other.

In the case of a rogue USA attacking Canada, or Denmark, I believe the case would be a lot clearer.

[–] Alpha71@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

it states that it applies to attacks from external actors, i.e. non-members

Which America would be if they leave NATO...

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