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Not really. It depends on your environment, position, power vis a vis your adversary and your situation in that particular period of time.Doing what's in your national interest can create enemies. Every man for himself isn't what Nato does, so it's a mistake.
NATO was formed solely due to the threat the Soviet Union and its communist ideology posed to Europe . European countries started joining more and more when they realised they couldn't face the Soviet threat on their own. So they joined to have protection from them and stop Soviet agents infiltrating their institutions and even corridors of power(especially with communist movements in Europe financed and supported by the Soviets). Why do you think even Turkey joined? It was because they faced a real threat against the Soviet Union and they stood no chance if Soviets ever invaded part of their territory so they needed western support and protection or dissuassion against the Soviet Union.Same reason Pakistan allied itself with the US to fade off any threat from India at the time and the Soviets and their ideology in Pakistan, especially after installing a Soviet commie puppet regime in Afghanistan.
So it was a rational decision which was in their national interests to do so. The middle east is in a different geopolitical situation. So the two can't be compared to be honest.
Well. You can't get 100% of things thrown against you. Which country in the region do you think will get over that percentage?and the bigger statement is in the Red Sea
USN has
2.x CSG
1 x ARG
with over 12 x Areligh Burke DDG with AEGIS/BMD
and also 4 x Israeli Saar 4/5 with Barak 8
and Crossing over Saudi and Jordan Patriot III with no less than 4 over lapping systems
and also Israelis own 4 layered defence
Patriot III
Arrow
David Sling
Iron Dome
and still drones are getting through to Eliat
just shows at some point all your rubbish multiplied up is still rubbish
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