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Damn I didn't know this. I have been joking that Denmark should rename Greenland to Poland, cause wouldn't it be funny if ww3 started with the US invading Poland?

Apparently my somewhat forced attempt to liken Donald to Adolf has been outdone by reality.

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Why would other countries go to war?

Collective defense aka casus foederis as defined by Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.

Even an attack by one of its own members that's its leading military and financial force?

Absolutely. Yes.

The NATO Pact, established in 1949, is a collective defense agreement where an attack on one member is considered an attack on all.

Even an attack by one of its own members that's its leading military and financial force?

Yes, in fact that would be the most important time to follow through with that agreement from the position of the other members.

Yes

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