America had begun to reorient towards increasing hostility with China, NATO as an organization needs Russia to be the big bad or they become irrelevant
NATO literally has never had trouble with this. Even after the USSR fell and Russia was on its knees it was able to continue. Why would it be any different now?
Kinda, but not really, they spent smaller portion of gdp on nato than required. Rn germany already said they are going to pump their military budget, while previously they’ve avoided getting into Iraq even.
Because now NATO's purpose has been re-energized.
This situation is exactly what NATO wanted. Russia goes wild and they get to beat the war drums which is very profitable for arms manufacturers.
reenergized? when did it ever need a justification?
America had begun to reorient towards increasing hostility with China, NATO as an organization needs Russia to be the big bad or they become irrelevant
Hard selling your comfy population spending money on new jets, if they haven’t seen war in their vicinity
NATO literally has never had trouble with this. Even after the USSR fell and Russia was on its knees it was able to continue. Why would it be any different now?
Kinda, but not really, they spent smaller portion of gdp on nato than required. Rn germany already said they are going to pump their military budget, while previously they’ve avoided getting into Iraq even.