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REOreddit t1_j6mt24y wrote

Reply to comment by --Muther-- in Haavisto: Finland has patience to wait for Nato membership — with Sweden. by parandroidfinn

Who is we?

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--Muther-- t1_j6mtbwj wrote

Sweden

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REOreddit t1_j6mutwp wrote

Yes, of course!

First, you are already covered by the EU mutual defense pact, which people tend to dismiss very easily. It's not like article 5 of NATO automatically puts all NATO armed forces under a single command, individual countries still can decide on their own what specific resources they would commit. I do not doubt that the most powerful military forces in the EU would treat an attack on Sweden as seriously as an attack on a NATO member. And most probably others like the UK and the US would also help.

Second, I'm in favor of signing any new bilateral or multilateral military treaties that would deal with Sweden's security concerns. Accepting only Finland in NATO shouldn't be a fuck you to Sweden, it should be a fuck you to Turkey.

By applying for NATO, Sweden has already signaled that they don't want to remain a neutral country, so that opens the door to any new military alliance.

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Edit: Changed Article 7 to Article 5.

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