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BurnDoubt

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5. AND...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2026, 02:46 PM

Yesterday

Because it’s the Right Thing To Do.
NATO PUSHED Ukraine to surrender their Nukes. For this reason alone they should waive the shit out of the rules. This is house-afire Emergency and they are paying for our Stupidity in Lives and Treasury.
And, now they are suffering for it! Deplorable.
This is on us (NATO) and His Arrogance is playing Transactional Mumblypeg with them to rip-off their Resources.
Deplorable

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Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said Ukraine should be integrated into NATO as quickly as possible because it [View all] riversedge Yesterday OP

Absolutely! SheltieLover Yesterday #1

Could not agree more. If I were them, I'd toss the US out (but of course I HOPE that does not happen) hlthe2b Yesterday #2

They're gonna have to wait until 2029 Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #3

Can't they expel a rogue member? erronis Yesterday #4

You mean expel the US? Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #6

How is that different (better/worse) than the trumpian US pulling out - or obstructing everything? erronis Yesterday #8

Because there are still thousands of US troops in Europe Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #9

Someone with trump(putin) can cause a lot more damage inside. Witness fetterman. erronis Yesterday #10

The rest of the Five Eyes are already excluding the US from intelligence sharing Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #11

Doesn't Trump keeping threatening to withdraw the US from NATO ToxMarz Yesterday #7

AND... BurnDoubt Yesterday #5

Totally true barbtries Yesterday #12

Convergent interests between Ukraine and NATO Torchlight Yesterday #13

When you're right you're right. ananda Yesterday #14

Of course Ukraine should be a member of NATO. Buddyzbuddy 20 hrs ago #15

Completely agree! 🇺🇦 SamuelAdams 20 hrs ago #16

Might be difficult. It only take one "no" vote to block, and I don't know ion we can count on the Rump regime to Martin68 6 hrs ago #17

Indeed Marvin Jones 5 hrs ago #18

Yup. Shoulda happened long ago. Joinfortmill 4 hrs ago #19