Comments by "Brand131" (@Brand131) on "Russia's new military doctrine names NATO build-up as main threat" video.

  1. Let Russia whine and threaten. All it does is show everyone the importance of NATO and the EU. I hope Ukraine can be allowed into NATO soon.
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  2. Jasminewynja I used to think that NATO had served it's purpose, but I can thank Russia for showing me the light. So to answer your question, "who needs NATO?", I think every country that borders Russia would be better off as a NATO member. That NATO is of no benefit to tax payers is just flat out wrong, for many countries it actually the other way around, NATO membership has allowed them to cut back on defense for years. And AFAIK, NATO was not involved in the Iraq war (this was an American lead war), nor in Syria. The only conflicts NATO was involved in were Kosovo war, Afghanistan and the uprising in Libya. As for the EU, I'm not going to comment specifically on the 5 points you make since I've no idea where you're from. There are aspects of the EU I don't like, such as the tendency to sometimes decide legislation in secrecy (this is btw on the level of the EU commission and council of ministers, not the European parliament), but guess what, this is no different to what governments do on the national level. It are then also the national governments (who you seem to put on a democratic pedestal) that facilitate and are a part of this.
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  3.  @claytonbigsby1119  I disagree. I remember back in the 90s everyone was calling into question NATO's relevance. With its posturing, Russia has shown the importance of the alliance.
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  4.  Poopoo Peepee  Asked and answered.
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