1870-71: Franco-Prussian War, 433K dead
1914-1918: WWI, 17.6M dead, including 116K Americans
1939-1945: WWII, 54M dead in Europe, including 277K Americans
1949: NATO founded
1949-Present: No major European wars
2018: "NATO's stupid. What does it do for us anyway?"
1914-1918: WWI, 17.6M dead, including 116K Americans
1939-1945: WWII, 54M dead in Europe, including 277K Americans
1949: NATO founded
1949-Present: No major European wars
2018: "NATO's stupid. What does it do for us anyway?"
NATO's Supreme Allied Commander is always an American.
In NATO operations, sovereign nations place the forces they contribute (including generals!) under American command. Voluntarily.
Do people not realize how rare that is in history?
In NATO operations, sovereign nations place the forces they contribute (including generals!) under American command. Voluntarily.
Do people not realize how rare that is in history?
Alliances aren't about making money. They're about having allies--the sort who fought and bled in Afghanistan after 9/11, even though they weren't attacked.
But if you must make it about money--Would've cost billions for US to replace the thousands of allied troops in Afghanistan
But if you must make it about money--Would've cost billions for US to replace the thousands of allied troops in Afghanistan
