Military intervention is a last resort. As I mentioned, NATO's first course would likely be sanctions.
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If Russia Invades, What should NATO Do?
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Military intervention is a last resort. As I mentioned, NATO's first course would likely be sanctions.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber
We can't make everyone's problem our problems. That's just a fact of life.
Yup. And those have a nasty way of being shouldered and beared by the People, not the intended targets.
Exactly. Just punishing innocents, whichever way you look at it.
Nor is anyone claiming we should. Just the problems of our allies when they are literally invaded by a hostile foreign power.
I imagine that depends entirely on which sanctions are imposed and how.
I am fine with countries other than the US and Canada sending a few troops to help Ukraine. When it comes to the US and Canada, I think it is obvious that all the Gen Z kids 18+ are going to be drafted and sent there as boots on the ground. The number of draftees is definitely going to be higher than it was during the Vietnam War considering that Russia is an incredibly large country.
P.S. The US Army can actually make middle school students mandatory volunteers. They very likely will because this oncoming war against Russia is going to result in too many US casualties and will last over a decade.
Lol. Sorry. I just wanted to scare our youngest users. 
The adults scared my generation with promises of a draft when we were in school.
The adults scared my generation with promises of a draft when we were in school.
Then we shouldn't have made them an ally then. So also a fact of life currently.
Since we can't go back and unally them, we either sit back and watch and be trusted less then we already are. Or we intervene and be trusted less then we already are. It's a no win situation.
Edit: quick question? What are your stipulations on actual military intervention? Waiting until the war is on our doorstep? Or hopefully preventing it from getting to that point before hand?
Generally I'd agree with you. I wonder though about Putin, Jinping and their aspirations for global dominance. Will they leave us alone?
The West held a military dominance which we may soon no longer hold.
I suspect NATO is what has kept Russia in check.
However Russia is claiming NATO is a hostile threat to Russia.
Possibly to justify a future confrontation.
Starting to feel these two can't be trusted.
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My personal response will be to pray for them and ask Mary to protect her children there.
As for what NATO ought to do I have not the slightest idea, other than any war should strictly follow just war doctrine and if it doesn't those who break it are murderers with less respect than El Chapo. In my opinion at least.
74x12
Well-Known Member
I don't know but I think they're setting up this ww3 scenario and they need to stop. Why was there no problems with Russia in Trump years? Because he wasn't constantly provoking them I think. Obama, Hillary and Biden all seem dead set on starting something with Russia.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Pretty much. People want other countries to stay out of the affairs of others.
Let the chips fall where they may.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
One has to keep in mind who the aggressors are and if such aggression is justified.
Bully nations need to be stood up too. (Probably we acted too slow against Hitler)
But with the risk of global nuclear war we are even beyond the era of Hiter. Diplomacy and international pressure on all possible fronts may lead to a change in leadership in Russia. Evil loses in the end but its thrashing tail can be devasting to so many.
Also we need an honest appraisal of what we think a NATO war against Russia with our offensive and defensive systems would look like. And then a chess move.
But with the risk of global nuclear war we are even beyond the era of Hiter. Diplomacy and international pressure on all possible fronts may lead to a change in leadership in Russia. Evil loses in the end but its thrashing tail can be devasting to so many.
Also we need an honest appraisal of what we think a NATO war against Russia with our offensive and defensive systems would look like. And then a chess move.
If you see a bully on the street beating up a smaller older person do you stay out of the affairs of others and let the chips fall where they may?
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Depends on if I can take on the bully and if that kid is a friend of mine.
I see where your coming from and I agree in principle, but not everything is as it seems either.
I don't know what to advise, but if there is a military response the smart thing is to attack somewhere else. I wouldn't send troops to the Ukraine-Russia border. I'd take other property and then bargain with it. Save lives that way.
We Never Know
No Slack
We need to quit funding and fighting everyone's wars. If they want us fighting their war, they should hire us instead of us funding and fighting most, if not all of it. That's my two cents
Well NATO can take on Russia and Ukraine is a friend.
Given that alliances have been around in every human civilization I've ever studied, from inception forward, at some point don't you decide they're an unavoidable part of the human condition?
They are but I dislike the way they're used to justify the elite's warmongering and never benefit anyone else.