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		ardit33 on July 10, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: As TikTok grows, so does suspicion "The US (famously) does not have Allies, only temporary allegiances." What? Are you a troll or just a cpp bot? NATO is an alliance, and also the US has many other defense pacts. (AUS, and more). Those are not temporary allegiances (if you call 70 years 'temporary' then you are either trolling or just delusional).

thinkling on July 10, 2022 [–]

It's roughly a Kissinger quote, so no, GP is not a troll. Note that a recent President was interested in possibly withdrawing from NATO.

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