A member of the group asked a question why Russia had never joined NATO..Here is the simple answer... NATO was formed in 1949. In 1954, the year after Stalin’s death, the USSR proposed that it join NATO as part of a mechanism to preserve peace in Europe. By that time the de-nazification campaign in Germany had been halted and the German intelligence services, chock full of “ex”-Nazis were up and running. West Germany was on its way to being incorporated into NATO, and the Soviets were alarmed. NATO turned down its request. In 1955, the Warsaw Pact was formed in response. Certainly, with Russia inside, it would be better as an instrument of peace in Europe. But it would be useless as an instrument for the U.S. to dominate Europe. Refusal of membership to Russia is simply another way of saying that NATO is not a means to ensure peace in Europe. In NATO there is to be “Only one tiger on the mountain,” as the Chinese saying has it, and that tiger is the U.S. No other tigers need apply. counterpunch.org/2014/05/19/why-nato-has-not-permitted-russia-to-join/
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 09:45:33 +0000
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