Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.
NATO went to Afghanistan. France (part of NATO) was so against Iraq that they wouldn’t let the US use its bases for refueling. American politicians officially renamed French Fries to Freedom fries because they were mad at France and other members of NATO did not support Iraq and sent no troops.
Yes but neither Iraq or Afghanistan were responsible for those attacks so NATO has never been mobilized. The US invasion of Iraq, as you already stated before, was not agreed upon by several NATO members including France.
NATO is still currently in Iraq, the US 2,500 troops are only a part of the effort to hamper ISIS.
NATO went to Afghanistan. France (part of NATO) was so against Iraq that they wouldn’t let the US use its bases for refueling. American politicians officially renamed French Fries to Freedom fries because they were mad at France and other members of NATO did not support Iraq and sent no troops.
Technically NATO has never been mobilized anywhere, but when multiple NATO members go somewhere we call it a NATO operation.
NATO invoked Article 5 for the first and only time in its history after the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States.
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_110496.htm#%3A~%3Atext=The+principle+of+collective+defence+is+enshrined+in+Article+5%2Cattacks+against+the+United+States.
Yes but neither Iraq or Afghanistan were responsible for those attacks so NATO has never been mobilized. The US invasion of Iraq, as you already stated before, was not agreed upon by several NATO members including France.
NATO Mission Iraq (NMI) is currently lead by France.
Nato was mobilized for Afghanistan.
https://www.nato.int/docu/review/articles/2023/06/20/nato-s-engagement-in-afghanistan-2003-2021-a-planners-perspective/