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What happens if one NATO member attacks anohter?

TheCatWoman

As the title says what happens if one NATO member attacks another? WIth Trump threatening Denmark over Greenland and Panama over the canal, what would and should other NATO members do? Personally I think they could kick America out of the alliance, Trump is threatening Canada too, albeit with serious economic sanctions, but is this any less an act of war than a military option? What does he want Canada for anyway?

People think it's all just noise and that he won't do any of these things once in office, I'm not sure I believe that, I think there's every chance he will.

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  • I'm amazed that Trump went for it and got in again. It does seem to bear out the idea that when things are not looking promising, your average craven citizen looks for security in a Strong Leader.  Doesn't matter that they are gangsters, or a tad sociopathic. As long as they follow the machiavellian handbook for tyrants they're good. And now look where we are. 

    Not sure if this isn't just posturing or not. But the Falklands War saved Thatcher, Who at the time was hated, but not hated enough by the critical voters that matter. 

  • in reply to Nexus11

    Thatcher was helped by the Argentinians invading the Falklands, rather than starting a war herself.

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    Trump gets to throw his weight about which seems to be what he likes doing best, I think he's emboldened not just by his victory and the size of it, but by the people he has on his side, like Musk, who have such a massive global audience. Trump has said himself that he will do things "better" than last time and will be less controlled by the insitutions of state. Trump has said before that he's not a Christian himself, although he's happy to use the Chrisitan Fundamentslists for his own gain. Thinking about what's in this for Tump assumes that he's in control of his marbles, we have to hope he is and that he's not lost it and totally believing in his own propaganda. He may just be making a lot of noise before taking office so as he will appear reasonable whilst in it? This would fit with his previous presidency, but I'm not sure, I think the question we should be asking is, what will it take to make America great again? What does that actually mean? Does it mean territorial expansion? There seems to be little left that America can lead the world in now, everybody's going to space, there's a distrust of American diplomacy and few want the "American Dream". A war is a good way to deflect bad news like the disaster in California and the environment in general, it keeps the attention on him and his need to be seen as "a big strong man" strutting about the world stage.

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    But outside of Trump, the original question remains, what ould happen if one Nato member attacks another?

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Thatcher used it though in going to war with Argentina.

    As for the pending question about whether a Nato country would fight another, I can only hope it doesn't come to that. How do you deal with a loose cannon? 

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