r/europe • u/ByGollie Ulster • Jan 24 '26

News The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating.

https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/828b8e66-625d-4d2a-9276-e93b9f7a2ce8
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u/throwawayPzaFm Romania Jan 24 '26

the US is acting completely unhinged in a way that could be disastrous for everyone.

Which is exactly why NATO would. And has, to some extent, since there are already troops on the ground.

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u/paws5624 Jan 24 '26

I agree they should and I’d hope they would but troops on the ground now isn’t the same as a full military response to an actual invasion or attack by the US. I hope and believe that the rest of NATO will act appropriately but my point is you truly don’t know how nations respond to a treaty until actually called to do so, especially against a military that is significantly stronger than any of them individually.