In an unexpected turn of events, NATO has received a new, surprising applicant.
Argentina has applied to join the alliance, even though the country is located in South America and nowhere near the North Atlantic.
I did not expect this, and it makes me suspect of recently elected President Javier Milei.
Milei billed himself as this libertarian, free-thinking type, yet he is now applying to NATO and virtue signaling to the global banking and military-industrial cartel.
Milei should focus on fixing the problems that Argentinians elected him to fix—raging inflation and economic reform. Here’s more on this new development:
🇦🇷 ARGENTINA:
🚨 After withdrawing from BRICS, Javier Milei has formally applied for Argentina to become a security partner with NATO. pic.twitter.com/Tl3k5HYoQ1
— Reagan Republican (@_Reaganite_) April 18, 2024
🇦🇷 ARGENTINA APPLIES TO NATO?!
Argentina is seeking to enhance its military capabilities.
Defense Minister Luis Petri said, "We will keep working to rebuild ties that will enable us to upgrade and train our forces in accordance with NATO standards."
Source: TASS pic.twitter.com/ZbvK7IBfG4
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 18, 2024
BREAKING:
Argentine President Javier Milei submits a request to NATO to become a global partner of the military alliance.
Looks like Ukraine could suddenly receive artillery shells and other weapons from an unexpected source
🇦🇷🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/HK5prsCb7u
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 18, 2024
Daily Mail outlined what Argentina’s NATO partner role would entail:
According to NATO, global partners cooperate with alliance members, for example through intelligence sharing and participating in military operations.
NATO’s current global partners include Australia, Iraq, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand and Pakistan.
As it stands, Colombia is the only South American country to partner with NATO.
Many expressed disappointment with Milei’s choices. Milei, a purported libertarian, is helping to fuel a global conflict.
“Really disappointing to see “libertarian” Milei join up with NATO. I think we need to completely dismantle NATO, not expand it. The last thing Argentina needs is to get entangled with that discombobulated mess of an organization,” Joey Mannarino writes.
Really disappointing to see "libertarian" Milei join up with NATO.
I think we need to completely dismantle NATO, not expand it.
The last thing Argentina needs is to get entangled with that discombobulated mess of an organization.
— Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarinoUS) April 18, 2024
Express.UK featured NATO’s response to the application:
“Argentina plays an important role in Latin America, and I welcome today’s request to explore becoming a NATO partner.
NATO works with a range of countries around the world to promote peace and stability. Closer political and practical cooperation could benefit us both.”
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