Comments by "Marvin Westmaas" (@MarvinWestmaas) on "Trump's Ukraine Negotiations: Bold Bet, or Idiotic?" video.

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  8.  @arnoldredhammer9620  True. A better original statement would have been: the stability NATO has been providing to the world has increased economic and social prosperity around the world ( though mostly in it's member states ). It's the only alliance in existence which has done so without ever having an agressive posture, and that's a good thing. An European Army would have to be organized in the same way NATO is, which would be problematic for Europe certainly in the first decade(s) we don't have the capabilities. Most people do not realize NATO relies on US logistical assistance in everything. NATO's air transport capacity is 90% US based. France and the UK have some amphibious landing ships and, again, some aircraft carriers.. It's not even that the US provides almost all of the ballistic missile shield for the rest of us, the UK and France might not be able to totally destroy Russia alone I am sure most of it would be gone regardless and as such there is still some level of MAD going on. Btw, I don't find the threat of leaving when other countries don't start to pick up their tab's to be a bad thing, I actually support it I think we in Europe been neglecting our domestic ( European ) responsibilities. The thing with NATO though is that I think having a giant like the US in it, actually helped it's stability in the past, something I see having more issues in an European only alliance. We don't have that guy in the room, which when everyone keeps bickering among themselves can take their shoe off and slam it on the table to shut every one up. So no, NATO dissolving in the foreseeable future would not be a good thing not in the short run and if taken advantage off which I fear it would, not in the long run. But Europe being aware that 'uncle Sam' might not always be willing to pick up 80% of the bills when Europe's economy is comparable as a whole with the US, that's a good thing.
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