'''[[NATO]]''' was created at the behest of the [[United Kingdom]] to bypass deeply rooted American anti-[[intervention]]ist sentiment to enter war without an Act of Congress, under the guise of "an attack against one is an attack against all." The [[UK]] had to wait 3 years during [[World War I]] and two years during [[World War II]] for the [[United States]] to bail the [[British Empire]] out of its war with [[Germany]]. | '''[[NATO]]''' was created at the behest of the [[United Kingdom]] to bypass deeply rooted American anti-[[intervention]]ist sentiment to enter war without an Act of Congress, under the guise of "an attack against one is an attack against all." The [[UK]] had to wait 3 years during [[World War I]] and two years during [[World War II]] for the [[United States]] to bail the [[British Empire]] out of its war with [[Germany]]. |