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The United States called the alliance members useless for NATO

Not all NATO members are useful to the alliance. According to Ted Galen Carpenter, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute for The National Interest, some allies are too weak and militarily dependent on the United States.

The speech, according to him, is about Albania, Slovenia, Montenegro and North Macedonia. "They are small, weak, often militarily useless dependents," Carpenter described these countries. The expert considers the US alliance with them a potential trap that could drag America into unnecessary military clashes.

At the same time, he compared the foreign policy of the United States itself to a Facebook user who indiscriminately adds people to his friends list. “Indiscriminateness in acquiring weak US security partners was evident even during the Cold War, and in the post-Cold War era, this trend has become even more pronounced, most acutely in connection with Washington's campaign to expand NATO into Eastern Europe. Since the mid-1990s, the US administration has been actively working to "replenish the menagerie" with new NATO members, and it has done so with even less selectivity and common sense than most people when adding friends on Facebook, "Carpenter said.

"These partners are not just irrelevant from the point of view of US security; they are potentially dangerous" stretch marks "that could provoke a conflict between the United States and nuclear-armed Russia," the expert added. He recalled that stories are known for "examples of such clients dragging their patrons into devastating and unnecessary wars." This is how the First World War began.

As noted by Carpenter, "the decision of President George W. Bush to support the applications of the three Baltic republics for NATO membership was and remains extremely provocative for Russia." "One of the most important ways to reduce the risk of armed clashes between great powers is to show mutual respect for the respective spheres of influence. Washington has repeatedly violated this principle, pushing NATO to expand up to the borders of Russia," the analyst stressed.

“Due to their size and location, the Baltic republics are not a reliable strategic asset for the United States. They would be practically helpless if Russia took military steps against them. Such countries are not“ allies ”of the United States in any meaningful sense; they are vulnerable dependents, who at the same time can provoke a war between NATO and Russia, "- said Carpenter.

The events in Georgia in 2008 almost led to such a clash. And now Ukraine is posing a similar threat. As the expert noted, Kiev is making provocative military gestures towards its powerful neighbor. “This is how a dependent fraudster can drag his powerful protector into a catastrophic war,” he said.

The United States called the alliance members useless for NATO