ok i am on a debate team for homeschool and our topic this year is NATO(north atlantic treaty organization) i would like to get other views on this topic and information yall may have on it

I pretty much agree with clpo

Doesn't NATO essentially do the same sort of thing the UN does, specifically peace-making missions?

I don't really have an opinion on NATO. The last thing I heard about in regards to NATO was Kosovo. And that was a long time ago.

NATO was created to oppose the Soviet Bloc, or Warsaw Pact, since that threat is gone NATO is now defunct, and desperatly searching for a use.

ok formy debate we are looking at both sides..is NATO doing the right thing or the wrong...i have strong feelings about NATO b/c my dad was part of the task force abot 6 years ago...but i would love to have yalls views on the topic and to y u have that view...i am the type of person who if our views differ wants to kno y u have that view b/c it may influnces my view on the topic

Ahem: For those of you who don't know or pay attention to these kinds of things, nato is...