There is another aspect to NATO for which we should all be thankful. You have omitted this important role and I feel compelled to inform your readership.
People have disagreements, we're people, its unavoidable. Often disputes are resolved through conflict. Lets not beat around the bush. Violence is an effective method of dispute resolution. So, lets be pragmatic and acknowledge that this method of dispute resolution will continue.
Thus, people are going to make and sell weapons for their dispute resolutions.
This is where NATO helps. One of NATO's jobs is to ensure that armed dispute resolution actors purchase their weapons from us, the good guys. This ensures that these important funds are not spent purchasing weapons from the bad guys. NATO countries keep people employed by ensuring that weapons are purchased internally, and are interoperable with NATO dispute resolution processes.
NATO is a leader in interoperable armed dispute resolution processes. To maintain this lead over the rest of the world, we need to continue to invest in research and development. Be thankful that NATO nations provide these funds. NATO's dispute resolution contractors are looking to expand into space, so that we can have space based interoperable dispute resolution, which is an evolution of orbiting interoperable dispute resolution.
I used to just sit around dreaming of world domination .... When I joined NATO they taught me the skills to make my psychopathic dreams come true!
There is another aspect to NATO for which we should all be thankful. You have omitted this important role and I feel compelled to inform your readership.
People have disagreements, we're people, its unavoidable. Often disputes are resolved through conflict. Lets not beat around the bush. Violence is an effective method of dispute resolution. So, lets be pragmatic and acknowledge that this method of dispute resolution will continue.
Thus, people are going to make and sell weapons for their dispute resolutions.
This is where NATO helps. One of NATO's jobs is to ensure that armed dispute resolution actors purchase their weapons from us, the good guys. This ensures that these important funds are not spent purchasing weapons from the bad guys. NATO countries keep people employed by ensuring that weapons are purchased internally, and are interoperable with NATO dispute resolution processes.
NATO is a leader in interoperable armed dispute resolution processes. To maintain this lead over the rest of the world, we need to continue to invest in research and development. Be thankful that NATO nations provide these funds. NATO's dispute resolution contractors are looking to expand into space, so that we can have space based interoperable dispute resolution, which is an evolution of orbiting interoperable dispute resolution.