Michael Moore Wins in Cannes

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Actually we originally went into Vietnam to save the French. (Stupid French again! *Shaekes Fist*) Can you say Dien Bien Phu?

Yes, but that's implicit in any armed conflict!

South Vietnam?!?

That's Korea.

Didn't save anything in the retreat from Vietnam...

I know, it was a typo, sorry.

I'm not stupid, really, I swear!

[SlartyBartFast]

Yes, but that's implicit in any armed conflict!
I know, it was a typo, sorry.

I'm not stupid, really, I swear!

I'll give you the benefit of doubt.

But also remember that Korea was a UN operation.

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I thought Korea was NATO.

[MayAMonkeyBeYourPinata]

I thought Korea was NATO.

Korea was a UN Police Action

[1stdeadeye]

I thought Korea was NATO.

NATO=NORTH ATLANTIC Treaty Organization



Why would NATO be in the Pacific?

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Thought NATO decided to take action.

[1stdeadeye]

Thought NATO decided to take action.

In the Pacific???

Get it now?

NATO=European Theater
UN=World Stage

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I know that 1DE.

I was thinking that the countries that were part of NATO decided to take action, thus a NATO action.

[SpecialBlend2786]

We watched it in english class for the sole purpous of examining effective persuasion tecniques. We then wrote a 6-8 page paper on the honesty of "Bowling for Columbine".

Facts are not always mean the truth, I agree with you there!

I only read up to the 2nd page, so sorry for interupting anyone's train of thought lol.

[SlartyBartFast]

NATO=NORTH ATLANTIC Treaty Organization



Why would NATO be in the Pacific?

So why was NATO in the Balkans? NATO is named after the location of the (original) member states. Not on where they expected to be active.

If they were to only operate in the atlantic, how on Earth would NATO defend North America from the Soviets over the Arctic and Pacific (really just the bearing straight I suppose) Oceans?

[spantol]

NATO was originally created to provide for the mutual defense of its member states against an attack in North America or Europe. The Balkans, being in southeastern Europe, would seem well within NATO's sphere of influence.

SEATO, the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, was created to parallel NATO in that part of the world, but ultimately failed for reasons detailed in the Wikipedia entry.

So why was NATO in the Balkans? NATO is named after the location of the (original) member states. Not on where they expected to be active.

If they were to only operate in the atlantic, how on Earth would NATO defend North America from the Soviets over the Arctic and Pacific (really just the bearing straight I suppose) Oceans?

[SlartyBartFast]

NATO was originally created to provide for the mutual defense of its member states against an attack in North America or Europe. The Balkans, being in southeastern Europe, would seem well within NATO's sphere of influence.

True and undisputed. But my point was that the name wasn't connected to where they operate.

More strange, is the fact that many many ex-soviet republics are now members of NATO. Could become sticky if the article for mutual defense is invoked by some stupid little skirmish in the "Nastystans".

[spantol]

There has been exactly one time that a NATO operation has strayed from the North Atlantic area--when NATO took control of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, last August. In that one instance, it was simply because there wasn't any other body equipped to take on that role.

True and undisputed. But my point was that the name wasn't connected to where they operate.