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On Friday, March 20, 2026 at 09:39:11 AM EDT, Philip=
Nase via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div id=3D"ydp7bda1c63yiv0182898379"><div><span>=F0=9F=91=
=8D=F0=9F=8F=BC</span><br id=3D"ydp7bda1c63yiv0182898379lineBreakAtBeginning=
OfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Phil Nase</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquot=
e type=3D"cite">On Mar 20, 2026, at 8:35=E2=80=AFAM, Larry Macy via Spridget=
s <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockqu=
ote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF Daniel,<div><br></div><div>Well=
stated and thought from the British POV. I agree with your points, but woul=
d like to insert one clarification. It is not America that is insulting and b=
itching at NATO countries. </div><div><br></div><div>I have been around=
for nearly 7 decades and this is the absolute worst relationship between ou=
r NATO allies and the US I have ever seen in those decades. Treating Russia a=
s a =E2=80=9Cfriend=E2=80=9D over NATO, Iran and Ukraine is the bottom of th=
e barrel in my opinion. </div><div><br></div><div>This is my opinion, a=
nd so far, in the US, I am still allowed to have one. </div><div><br></=
div><div>Spridgeteers, Please don=E2=80=99t t make this a mess. It is simply=
the opinion of an Englishman and an American. </div><div><br></div><d=
iv>Larry<br id=3D"ydp7bda1c63yiv0182898379lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><di=
v><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On Mar 20, 2026, at 6:33=E2=80=AFAM, We=
slake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:</div><br cla=
ss=3D"ydp7bda1c63yiv0182898379Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir=3D"lt=
r">Hi List,<div><br></div><div>I wanted to post some thoughts on Iran, N=
ATO and Europe that simply aren't being reported on national news, as far as=
I can tell, whose reporters seem to have no idea of analysis or wider impac=
ts.</div><div><br></div><div>The news isn't saying much about how much help I=
ran has had and continues to have from Russia and China, the latter especial=
ly. I believe that Iran is an evil regime supported (English phrase: a=
ided and abetted) over decades by Russia and China. I have heard that C=
hinese technicians aiding Iran firing missiles have been killed. So if=
America decides to attack Iran that's ok by me in a broad sense. Iran=
with nuclear weapons would be a disaster for the world.</div><div><br></div=
><div>NATO is about defence and its membership agreement makes that clear.&n=
bsp; NATO is not a force multiplier to call upon when a member's aggression n=
eeds some backup. Yes, the USA puts more money into NATO than any othe=
r country and arguably it has had the most back. Europe provided the b=
uffer for the USA against the USSR and I guess that was a price the USA deci=
ded was worth paying. Well times change and the USSR not longer exists=
but former members are a threat. The flipside to the coin that isn't d=
iscussed is not whether all the NATO countries need to spend more (and a cou=
ple do) but could America spend less?</div><div><br></div><div>America has s=
tated that China rather that Russia are the real threats and attacking Iran w=
eakens China considerably though news commentators aren't saying so. A=
merica seems to continue to be well disposed to Mr Putin and Russia and seem=
to ignore the large part of aid Russia has given to Iran. Well I gues=
s it might be in America's interest to say little and not state what is clos=
e to being obvious.</div><div><br></div><div>What makes no sense and is base=
less criticism is to insult NATO and European countries (who get very little=
oil and gas from Iran) for not answering a call to aid from America. I=
t is India, China and other eastern countries who are not going their oil fr=
om the Gulf, not NATO and European countries. It's also worth consider=
ing what countries are in NATO. Well Canada is in NATO and so is Denma=
rk (who count Greenland as part of its territory) and they have good grounds=
for not rushing to the assistance of the USA. What about the European=
countries in NATO? Well they are still very focused on supporting Ukr=
aine and the Arctic where there is still Russian aggression and threat - som=
ething that America thinks they ought to be doing.</div><div><br></div><div>=
It is never good sense to insult your friends and allies, or falsely accuse t=
hem. And while you might publicly state they aren't helping and are fr=
ee loaders, the truth and reality is quite different. However, spend e=
nough time and energy publicly criticising them and there is a real risk you=
'll discover how much they DID do when they decide to do a lot less or nothi=
ng for you in the future. Google RAF Croughton and see not only how im=
portant that is to America but the controversy caused by a fatal road accide=
nt that made everything connected to that site unpopular.</div><div><br></di=
v><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Daniel S</div></div>
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=94<br><br>Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.<br>lmacy@mac.com<br><br><br>=E2=80=9CRemembe=
r to look up at the stars and not down at your feet,=E2=80=9D he said.&=
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hat you don=E2=80=99t just give up.=E2=80=9D <br>~Stephen Hawking<=
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