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TheMightyFavog

(13,770 posts) Thu Dec 24, 2015, 10:33 PM Dec 2015

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NATO question...

If a civil war breaks out in a NATO member nation, is the rest of the alliance obliged to intervene militarily, or does that oly apply to being attacked by a foreign power?

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NATO question... (Original Post) TheMightyFavog Dec 2015 OP

good question awake Dec 2015 #1

No - there is no treaty obligation to intervene. hack89 Dec 2015 #2

Thanks for the info! TheMightyFavog Dec 2015 #4

no Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #3

Did you have a particular one in mind? jberryhill Dec 2015 #5

awake

(3,226 posts)

1. good question

Reply to TheMightyFavog (Original post)

Thu Dec 24, 2015, 10:35 PM

Dec 2015

hack89

(39,171 posts)

2. No - there is no treaty obligation to intervene.

Reply to TheMightyFavog (Original post)

Thu Dec 24, 2015, 10:36 PM

Dec 2015

NATO is for external aggression.

TheMightyFavog

(13,770 posts)

4. Thanks for the info!

Reply to hack89 (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 24, 2015, 10:39 PM

Dec 2015

Happy holidays to you and yours!

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)

3. no

Reply to TheMightyFavog (Original post)

Thu Dec 24, 2015, 10:39 PM

Dec 2015

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

5. Did you have a particular one in mind?

Reply to TheMightyFavog (Original post)

Thu Dec 24, 2015, 10:45 PM

Dec 2015

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