Before its declared that NATO doesn’t work, perhaps the facts might matter.

The only time in NATO history that the collective defense clause was invoked was following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.

Under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, an armed attack against one member is considered an attack against all. While NATO had engaged in several operations prior to 2001 (such as in the Balkans during the 1990s), those were based on UN mandates or "non-Article 5" crisis management rather than a formal declaration of collective defense.

Meanwhile back to the current reality, the US War on Iran is a war of Trump’s choice, not a war due to an attack on the US.  Article 5 does not apply. 

Thank you NATO for coming to our aid after 9/11, and thanks for the sacrifice of your troops who gave their lives in the effort.

Oh yeah, and in the entire history of NATO, the USSR/Russia has never attacked a member nation.

Before its declared that NATO doesn’t work, perhaps the facts might matter.

The only time in NATO history that the collective defense clause was invoked was following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.

Under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, an armed attack against one member is considered an attack against all. While NATO had engaged in several operations prior to 2001 (such as in the Balkans during the 1990s), those were based on UN mandates or "non-Article 5" crisis management rather than a formal declaration of collective defense.

Meanwhile back to the current reality, the US War on Iran is a war of Trump’s choice, not a war due to an attack on the US.  Article 5 does not apply. 

Thank you NATO for coming to our aid after 9/11, and thanks for the sacrifice of your troops who gave their lives in the effort.

Oh yeah, and in the entire history of NATO, the USSR/Russia has never attacked a member nation.

Before its declared that NATO doesn’t work, perhaps the facts might matter.

The only time in NATO history that the collective defense clause was invoked was following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.

Under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, an armed attack against one member is considered an attack against all. While NATO had engaged in several operations prior to 2001 (such as in the Balkans during the 1990s), those were based on UN mandates or "non-Article 5" crisis management rather than a formal declaration of collective defense.

Meanwhile back to the current reality, the US War on Iran is a war of Trump’s choice, not a war due to an attack on the US.  Article 5 does not apply. 

Thank you NATO for coming to our aid after 9/11, and thanks for the sacrifice of your troops who gave their lives in the effort.

Oh yeah, and in the entire history of NATO, the USSR/Russia has never attacked a member nation.