02-07-2025, 04:36 PM
This post was last modified 02-07-2025, 04:41 PM by sahgwa. Edited 1 time in total. 
(02-07-2025, 04:32 PM)Oldcarpy2 Wrote: OK. Source?
So, what about Poland having joined NATO in 1999, and where are those NATO bases in Ukraine of which you spoke?
You have to remember that you are in a conspiracy forum, and not Sky News or Euronews, and I am only humouring your very basic questions due to their entertainment value.
This whole Western , Anglo-sphere/NATO vs BRICS dichotomy we are essentially discussing is a case of the tail wagging the dog. Whether the military contractors and the NGO come in first, or application for NATO largely due to this behind the scenes pushing, is first, is ultimately irrelevant.
A lot of these 'NATO bases' are not public knowledge and I am not at liberty to discuss locations due to my former and my father's former security clearances. Suffice it to say, they are exactly in the capital and major cities you would expect them to be. The fact is, you seem to be playing devil's advocate at best, or willfully ignorant at worst. I am not going to name corporations or locations, as that is not proper, to put it lightly.
RE NATO expansion, there was never anything formal signed but this informal conversation and agreement in the time of the Cold War and after are what is fueling that side of the argument. Here is some basic history:
https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/defau...rinson.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/j...ters-today