Comments on: Reforming NATO

By: The Baltimore Reporter

The Baltimore Reporter — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:29:32 +0000

[...] Outside The Beltway [...]

By: Tlaloc

Tlaloc — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:53:53 +0000

Doesn't seem to be much a point in NATO these days. The Warsaw pact is history.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:39:35 +0000

I don't see this being anything more than fodder for the chattering class. Nothing will come of it.

By: Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » A New NATO?

Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » A New NATO? — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:46:22 +0000

[...] Outside The Beltway [...]

By: Herb Ely

Herb Ely — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:24:18 +0000

There are more reasons to worry. Are we getting into a situation in which a majority can authorize an preemptive nuclear attack against the immanent spread (not use) of weapons of mass destruction? Are we more secure with this? How does this square with the Christian just war categories of legitimate authority and last resort? I can see how one might conclude that a preemptive attack against the immanent use of nuclear weapons could be a last resort - but the spread? Or is this just talking tough?

By: Right Wing Nut House » CONTEMPLATING A POST NATO WORLD

Right Wing Nut House » CONTEMPLATING A POST NATO WORLD — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:00:15 +0000

[...] as Dave Schuler points out, announcing such a policy may defeat its [...]

By: DL

DL — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:25:53 +0000

I worry about "majority rule"- no veto. Imagine the Islamic controlover the US in the UN if this were the mode of operation.

What if 51% voted to attack the US?

Pure majority rule without checks and balances is foolhardy.

I also wonder how a global superpower such as an enhanced NATO helps the nation state.

By: The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Do We Need NATO?

The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Do We Need NATO? — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:46:51 +0000

[...] I’ve put additional remarks at Outside the Beltway. [...]