Of course, I’m not suggesting Canada is likely to invoke the treaty in reality given the wider geopolitical context, but it does illustrate how absolutely mad it is that a regime that NATO is currently trying to woo might simultaneously be behaving in a way that puts it technically at risk of collective armed conflict with NATO.
I was doing a thought experiment to illustrate how crazy the situation is. Canada is alleging India launched an armed attack against a Canadian citizen in Canada - it’s an incredible situation.
Article V isn’t going to be invoked over something like this. Sheesh.
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I was doing a thought experiment to illustrate how crazy the situation is. Canada is alleging India launched an armed attack against a Canadian citizen in Canada - it’s an incredible situation.