Comments by "Olga P." (@olgap.) on "Attrition is beginning to bite" video.
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@hegulikekuli Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty:
“The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognized by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, ..."
Englisch is not my best language, perhaps I misunderstood it, but "A cornerstone of the Alliance", as NATO describes Article 5, seems to be a very elastic concept to me.
Being a member of a big defensive Alliance definitely has it's pros, but there is no obligation to provide as much help as needed. In this regard The North Atlantic Treaty is as empty shell as The Budapest Memorandum.
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@hegulikekuli Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty:
“The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognized by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, ..."
Englisch is not my best language, perhaps I misunderstood it, but "A cornerstone of the Alliance", as NATO describes Article 5, seems to be a very elastic concept to me.
Being a member of a big defensive Alliance definitely has it's pros, but there is no obligation to provide as much help as needed. In this regard The North Atlantic Treaty is as empty shell as The Budapest Memorandum.
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@hegulikekuli Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty:
“The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognized by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, ..."
Englisch is not my best language, perhaps I misunderstood it, but "A cornerstone of the Alliance", as NATO describes Article 5, seems to be a very elastic concept to me.
Being a member of a big defensive Alliance definitely has it's pros, but there is no obligation to provide as much help as needed. In this regard The North Atlantic Treaty is as empty shell as The Budapest Memorandum.
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