"Expanding Club NATO"
Summary: Add Iraq, Egypt, and Israel to NATO.
Response: It would be quite interesting if such an outlandish proposal ever passed. On one hand, it would seem to harken back to the mess of entangled alliances that led to WWI. (As it is, two NATO members -- Turkey and Greece -- constantly threaten each other with war.) On the other, the mutual security interests provided by NATO would presumably serve as a deterrent to violence. Yes, quite interesting...
Response: It would be quite interesting if such an outlandish proposal ever passed. On one hand, it would seem to harken back to the mess of entangled alliances that led to WWI. (As it is, two NATO members -- Turkey and Greece -- constantly threaten each other with war.) On the other, the mutual security interests provided by NATO would presumably serve as a deterrent to violence. Yes, quite interesting...
// 10/25/2003 
