Good! It’s a worthless tripwire organization.
Just like the UN.
“Good! It’s a worthless tripwire organization.”
Yet, it’s pretty much kept peace in Europe for over seventy years.
Just think: There were TWO World Wars within twenty-one years; and none in almost eighty years.
I am generally leery about alliances, as there is usually a weak link that can screw the whole thing; but, this one worked pretty well, all things considered. Will it continue to do so? Well, that is the big question.
The alternative is isolationism. At one time — protected by the vastness of two huge oceans — that made sense, and worked. Those days are long gone, and will never return.
Some people say, “Well, instead of isolationism; how about neutrality?” Tell that to Belgium, circa 1914. Switzerland? A case can be made there. But, the reason it has escaped much of the global turmoil is because it controls the deposits of many of the world’s power brokers. Switzerland can bankrupt many countries and many power players with a few key strokes on a computer.
We live in interesting times.