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Originally Posted by Great68
Yeah, I'm not really sure what's being implied here? That we should have told Poland, Latvia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania etc. "Sorry guys, Russia will be too upset if you join us, you're on your own".
One could argue that "warsaw pact" was imposed on countries against their will by the USSR, while their decision to join NATO was wholly democratic in nature. Katyn Massacre anyone?
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I guess that’s what I’m saying. Although I’m conflicted in saying that. Sounds easy in our western ivory tower. But letting these nations in to join the mutual defence treaty against their old boss is going to destabilize the region sooner or later. When has mutual defence alliances do anything but cause global issues (ie WW1)