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Turkey says it will send troops if Israel invades Lebanon. Turkey is a member of NATO..so what does that mean for US and other NATO members?

Posted - September 25
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  • 44648
    I depends on where they are going to send their troops. To which side?
      September 25, 2024 6:20 PM MDT
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  • 34429
    Turkey (Nato) would be on the Lebanon side, Israel is not a NATO member.  Israel is reportedly preparing for a ground invasion.  
      September 26, 2024 5:02 AM MDT
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  • 16826
    Unlike Gaza and the West Bank, Lebanon is a SOVEREIGN STATE. If Israel invades, that's an act of war and NATO would be justified in sanctions against its problem child. They're behaving like North Korea at the moment.
      September 25, 2024 9:27 PM MDT
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  • 34429
    Israel is not a NATO member.  So it does not activate the Article 5 of NATO to defend a member nation...


    Hezbolah attacked Israel from Lebanon.  Israel has every right to respond. 


    This post was edited by my2cents at September 26, 2024 5:07 AM MDT
      September 26, 2024 5:06 AM MDT
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  • 3819
    He said sanctions, not troops to defend.
      September 26, 2024 12:23 PM MDT
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  • 34429
    Israel is not a member of NATO....so not "its problem child."
    Turkey is talking about troops. 
      September 26, 2024 5:09 PM MDT
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  • 11086
    NATO countries have no responsibility for other NATO countries who go to war with non-NATO members. Its purpose is to defend its members from attack.
      September 26, 2024 5:31 AM MDT
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  • 34429
    So it would not drag NATO members in unless Israel attacked Turkey directly in Turkey?
      September 26, 2024 7:07 AM MDT
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  • 11086
    I am not an expert on how NATO works, but I think members have some discretion in how they respond. There isn't any automatic deployment of troops and NATO uses consensus rather than voting. The US president would still need Congressional approval before entering a war.
      September 26, 2024 7:31 AM MDT
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  • 34429
    US Presidents have quit asking for permission for wars.  But yes, they are supposed to ask for approval. 
      September 26, 2024 9:08 AM MDT
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