[DeathArrow]

So if Iraq or Vietnam joined NATO would that defended them against US aggression?

[lazide]

They are not geographically contiguous or traditionally aligned with Western Europe and the US, and so would never be allowed to join.

It’s basically a Western European ‘neighborhood watch’ that the US is also in as the representative for ‘the police’ (based on spending/contribution).

[mushbino]

Which part of the neighborhood watch were Libya, Afghanistan, and Yugoslavia?