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Will Finland join NATO?

Discussion in 'Opinion POLLS' started by Toggle Almendro, Jan 17, 2022.

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Will Finland join NATO?

  1. Yes

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    57.1%

  2. No

    9 vote(s)
    42.9%
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  1. Toggle Almendro

    Toggle Almendro Well-Known Member

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    With Russia freely invading non-NATO countries, what are the chances that Finland will choose to join NATO?

    I checked the box to let people change their votes, so if you change your mind based on the evolving world situation, feel free to change your vote.
     
    Toggle Almendro, Jan 17, 2022
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  2. Hey Now

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    Yeah, just to piss Vladdy Puffer off.
     
    Hey Now, Jan 17, 2022
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    Good chance....same as Sweden....I've noticed a much bigger presence of Swedish military on Gotland Island....one never knows where filthy Kremlin boots will try to thread.

    Sweden already has numerous exercises with Nato and is fully interoperable with Nato...as with Finland. Them joining Nato would be just a formality with a mere pen stroke.

    An absolute nightmare for Putler if all 3 ....Finland,Sweden,Ukraine all were admitted to Nato. He would be finished by sundown.
     
    zoom_copter66, Jan 17, 2022
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  4. Pro_Line_FL

    Pro_Line_FL Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    They have been talking about it for decades, but looks like they want to remain neutral, like Switzerland. They did agree to replace the F18s with F35, and still have mandatory military service for all males, so they do take it seriously.
     
    Pro_Line_FL, Jan 17, 2022
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    It'll depend on NATO's response in Ukraine. If they do nothing and let Russia steamroll Ukraine? Probably not. But if NATO stands up to Russia? Maybe.
     
    Kranes56, Jan 17, 2022
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    No point in fighting & dying for non-members.
     
    Pro_Line_FL, Jan 17, 2022
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    Unfortunately there are. It's called a commitment problem. If you won't fight for another country, why should you fight for your allies?
     
    Kranes56, Jan 17, 2022
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    lemmiwinx, Jan 17, 2022
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    Because you agreed to do so. Finland does not want to fight for countries like Turkey, so they have not joined NATO.
     
    Pro_Line_FL, Jan 17, 2022
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    I make promises all the time. Doesn't mean I'll keep them.
     
    Kranes56, Jan 17, 2022
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    You might not keep your word, but NATO is a treaty and it taken seriously.
     
    Pro_Line_FL, Jan 17, 2022
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    The little entente was a treaty too and was taken very seriously.
     
    Kranes56, Jan 17, 2022
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  13. Toggle Almendro

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    Sweden has a history of neutrality though (kind of like Swiss neutrality, but more low key so no one notices). They will be reluctant to give up this neutrality.

    Finland has a history of fighting Russia.
     
    Toggle Almendro, Jan 19, 2022
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    We have no commitment to Ukraine. It's worlds away different from a NATO country.
     
    Lil Mike, Jan 20, 2022
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    Sure. So, why didn't US help this "ally" during the Winter War? I get it that it was impossible later when US allied with Soviet Union and Finland was at war against them, but during the Winter War that was not yet the case.
     
    Pro_Line_FL, Jan 20, 2022
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  16. Toggle Almendro

    Toggle Almendro Well-Known Member

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    I have no idea. That is an area of history that I am not well informed about.
     
    Toggle Almendro, Jan 20, 2022
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    Toggle Almendro Well-Known Member

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    I'll add it to the queue. But there are a lot of books in that queue so I don't know when I'll get to it.
     
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    Stalin to Mannerheim: I can send 10 million men against you
    Mannerheim (Premier of Finland): Have them bring their own shovels. We can't bury that many
     
    Aleksander Ulyanov, Jan 22, 2022
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    Well "we" did support
    the putsch.     Si?
     
    Moi621, Jan 22, 2022
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    True. We screwed up.
     
    Lil Mike, Jan 22, 2022
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    Who's "we"?
     
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    Toggle Almendro Well-Known Member

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    Toggle Almendro, May 11, 2022
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    Hell, we didn't help BRITAIN and FRANCE against the NAZIS for 2 years, and Britain was just about begging us. When the Winter War began there were still lots of people who thought we could just watch while Germany and Russia tore each other apart. Most Americans didn't even know where Finland was
     
    Aleksander Ulyanov, May 11, 2022
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    This post started in Jan 2022, before Russian invasion. Now Finland and Sweden want join NATO. Putin is very convincing
     
    zalekbloom, May 11, 2022
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