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In reply to the discussion: Name the countries you would want the U.S. to protect with full military force [View all]steve2470
(37,461 posts)80. I'm surprised no one explicitly mentioned the Commonwealth of the Bahamas....
I guess being from Florida, I'm very aware of their proximity to us. Cuba's only 90 miles from Florida, also. Add also Canada and Mexico. We need to honor our treaty obligations, so that includes NATO countries.
List of our mutual defense treaties:
1947 Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty) Western Hemisphere mutual defense
1949 North Atlantic Treaty (Treaty of Washington) establishes NATO mutual defense organization
1951 Mutual Defense Treaty between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America
1952 ANZUS Treaty mutual defense alliance between Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S.
1953 Mutual Defense Treaty Created an alliance with South Korea, and established the basis of South Korean adherence with U.S. Government consulations on North Korean policy
1954 U.S. and Japan Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement
1954 Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty creates SEATO mutual defense organization
1954 - Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty
1955 Central Treaty Organization AKA CENTO, the Middle East Treaty Organization (METO), Baghdad Pact creates CENTO mutual defense organization
1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan mutual defense treaty with Japan
1962 Nassau agreement defense treaty with United Kingdom
1949 North Atlantic Treaty (Treaty of Washington) establishes NATO mutual defense organization
1951 Mutual Defense Treaty between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America
1952 ANZUS Treaty mutual defense alliance between Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S.
1953 Mutual Defense Treaty Created an alliance with South Korea, and established the basis of South Korean adherence with U.S. Government consulations on North Korean policy
1954 U.S. and Japan Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement
1954 Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty creates SEATO mutual defense organization
1954 - Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty
1955 Central Treaty Organization AKA CENTO, the Middle East Treaty Organization (METO), Baghdad Pact creates CENTO mutual defense organization
1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan mutual defense treaty with Japan
1962 Nassau agreement defense treaty with United Kingdom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_Defense_Treaty
Anyone else know of binding agreements we've entered into ?
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Name the countries you would want the U.S. to protect with full military force [View all]
quinnox
Mar 2014
OP
Not at this time, no. This country is in crisis. Do people not realize what and how bad is the
Tuesday Afternoon
Mar 2014
#14
This. But not because of alliances. Only because we don't want an enemy on our borders.
reformist2
Mar 2014
#62
I personally question the legality of some/most/all of those treaties.
Tuesday Afternoon
Mar 2014
#70
If we would stop antagonizing other countries and offer to and actually help, when asked, we would
RC
Mar 2014
#23
Lolz.....only the good parts. The parts with the crazy gun nuts can defend themselves, right? nt
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#47
We signed a treaty to defend them if they wouldn't recreate their imperialistic military. Self
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#50
That may be true, but when the treaty was signed I didn't think China was a serious concern. They
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#63
I guess that diamonds would move it into the "our Vital National Interests" column.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2014
#58
Ya never know. A country can purchase arms from us and then we end up attacking them.
L0oniX
Mar 2014
#49
And would only help them if yelled 'I am prviledged' and weren't in a bikini
The Straight Story
Mar 2014
#90
The international community is charged with international peace, I still hold out on that ethos.
MMcGuire
Mar 2014
#76
I'm surprised no one explicitly mentioned the Commonwealth of the Bahamas....
steve2470
Mar 2014
#80