NATO expands into irrelevance

[Brad DeLong]

>What if NATO isn't really about "defense" against an enemy, but 
>instead to keep its members under the watchful eye and military 
>command of the U.S.?
>
>Doug

Then, given the eagerness of Eastern European governments to join it, 
being under the watchful eye and military command of the U.S. seems 
to be a relatively desirable thing...

Brad DeLong