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> NATO is effectively over at best

Quite the opposite. It has already led to a hard core of NATO countries shifting gears quickly.

If one or more other NATO countries attack them, it would push the hardcore NATO countries even closer together.

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Long term it probably even is better if the US just leave, especially if the next president is aligned with the current government, we might as well cut our losses early and restructure before they bully the rest of their allies.