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Should our country remain in NATO?

Should the U.S. remain in NATO?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on April 4th, 1949. It is a political and military alliance of member countries from Europe and North America that agree to provide military and economic security for each other. NATO makes all of its decisions by consensus and every member country, no matter how large or small, has an equal say.

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Response rates from 246k America voters.

81%
Yes
19%
No
76%
Yes
13%
No
5%
Yes, but NATO should focus more on counter-terrorism strategies
4%
No, not until other countries increase their financial contributions
2%
No, it is obsolete and should be abolished

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 @8HR8JJF from Iowa  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but the United States should not be responsible for funding 50% or more of NATO's operating budget.

  @Jones4Potus2024Independent  from Oregon  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but we should lower our financial contribution

 @9DHT8VH from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

yes but make them pay their fair share

 @8WBW8DY from Idaho  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, but pressure other countries to increase their financial contributions

 @9D6WJ2L from North Carolina  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, and NATO should expand.

 @9S2PDWW from Virginia  answered…2yrs2Y

The United States has been in NATO since its founding at the end of World War II and we have been its biggest contributor since then. The United States should remain in NATO, but several things have to change. The first thing that needs to happen is an all countries in NATO must increase their contributions, by increasing their military and or their military industrial complex to provide arms and equipment either for their own military or to help Is the United States in its role. The second thing that must happen is we must change the mission of NATO, NATO was originally founded to be an alli…  Read more

 @9VJZZCG from Maryland  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, leaving would ruin our relationship with Europe and would be immoral anyway, it would essentially mean letting Russia just invade whoever they want.

 @9H8G2T4 from Tennessee  answered…3yrs3Y

The NATO Call to arms should not be greater than the American Constitution and need for congress to declare wars.

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