[glogla]

As someone from Eastern Europe who would be Russian subject by now if it weren't for NATO, you have my thanks.

[isostatic]

NATO didn't attack anyone. The USSR fell on its own, Eastern Europe became free from within.

Defending a country with a set of borders is very different to the capability of the U.S. military, and relying on a country you have no say in for your defence is never a one way deal.