From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: dxmm{at}albury.nospam.net.au
Subject: Re: Show of hands

MITO MINISTER wrote:
> On Jun 5, 11:16 pm, "Danie...{at}teranews.com"
>  wrote:
>> MITO MINISTER wrote:
>>> On Jun 4, 11:14 pm, "Danie...{at}teranews.com"
>>>  wrote:
>>>> MITO MINISTER wrote:
>>>>> On Jun 3, 6:43 am, YourN...{at}YourISP.com (Your Name) wrote:
>>
>>>> 
>>
>>>>>>> Notice that most members are in Europe or
North America, the two continents
>>>>>>> with the North Atlantic Ocean in between them.
>>
>>>>>> That's what NATO stands for: North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation.  :-)
>>
>>>>>> Since Russia isn't on the North Atlantic ocean,
there's no reason it would
>>>>>> be really included in anything but a courtesy way.
>>
>>>>>>> The US is or was involved in several other treaties:
>>
>>>>>>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_alliances_involving_t...
>>
>>>>>> Another one is ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand,
United States), which is
>>>>>> somewhat still intact, although New Zealand won't
allow any ships with
>>>>>> nuclear power or weapons into it's waters.
>>
>>>>> Membership in NATO is not about geography but power
politics. See:
>>>>> Turkey, Greece, the Baltic states, the Romulan Neutral
Zone, etc..
>>
>>>> I wouldn't put any of these in the "Political
Powerhouses" list! Of NATO
>>>> or otherwise!
>>
>>>> Daniel
>>
>>> "Power politics" does not mean political powerhouse.
Are you a little
>>> boy?
>>
>> No, Mito!! So, what does "Power politics" mean then, Mito??
>>
>> Daniel
>
> Sigh!

So, what?? I'm wrong but you've got no idea what right is!!

Daniel

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