NATO went to Afghanistan. France (part of NATO) was so against Iraq that they wouldn’t let the US use its bases for refueling. American politicians officially renamed French Fries to Freedom fries because they were mad at France and other members of NATO did not support Iraq and sent no troops.
Yes but neither Iraq or Afghanistan were responsible for those attacks so NATO has never been mobilized. The US invasion of Iraq, as you already stated before, was not agreed upon by several NATO members including France.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 months ago
NATO went to Afghanistan. France (part of NATO) was so against Iraq that they wouldn’t let the US use its bases for refueling. American politicians officially renamed French Fries to Freedom fries because they were mad at France and other members of NATO did not support Iraq and sent no troops.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Technically NATO has never been mobilized anywhere, but when multiple NATO members go somewhere we call it a NATO operation.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 months ago
NATO invoked Article 5 for the first and only time in its history after the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States.
www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_110496.htm#%3A~….
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yes but neither Iraq or Afghanistan were responsible for those attacks so NATO has never been mobilized. The US invasion of Iraq, as you already stated before, was not agreed upon by several NATO members including France.
NATO Mission Iraq (NMI) is currently lead by France.