Say No to NATO's Expansion Parade Doug Bandow
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CMWvHDc8vEC6YvzFPECyvXlizVwSZjIuGYTnTvDCV0SX 2iGM6now984vpTC-nD3DP1zrSdAvLYyv6DDurSP6aOdCdKTWwrz92cR8cVYFvwbWBbmGgGft2WHH KRcqUW1x-glwwKflPkzClxz01Gs-iypQKpz9Pi2D0YqpDI8ScJPrx-UGCyNOIqkC8spclXjekewJ b80bKwa8EgDP-unHW2dPlIQ5nvbtyRPFMHYux8XIWjk33-X8_xO88AUSX10xqcMkHyCKxEAgk8e5 _1Vl-AbDsQPrgN0_y7rBccI0jnKzuCkpEVCkTQ==&c=rWvGXa9Tkr1Y--MC6IuGdRMZxXEwRttSF vHhjcc5tppOmSrrM7c4OQ==&ch=H2KfkrrYc4DBPerR-SrR2_NhG4WiW9YQPsqoSNmXerqEly_wI zFG3Q==> http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/say-no-natos-expansion-parade-ad ding-georgia-finland-more-would-make-america ... The transatlantic alliance was created in 1949 to protect war-ravaged Western Europe from the Soviet Union, an opportunistic predator after its victory over Nazi Germany. The threat to America reflected both Moscow's control over Eastern and Central Europe and the U.S.S.R.'s role as an ideologically hostile peer competitor. The end of the Cold War changed everything ... NATO lost its essential purpose, since the U.S. no longer needed to shield Western Europe from Moscow. Yet the alliance proved to be as resilient as other government bureaucracies. NATO officials desperately sought new reasons to exist ... At the very least the U.S. should halt NATO expansion. If the European members of the alliance want to defend weak, distant states, that should be their decision and responsibility. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "serbia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/serbia. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
