An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to ​punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing the U.S. position on Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands, a U.S. official ‌told Reuters.

The policy options are detailed in a note expressing frustration at some allies’ perceived reluctance or refusal to grant the United States access, basing and overflight rights - known as ABO - for the Iran war, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the email.

The email stated that ABO is “just the absolute baseline for NATO,” according to the official, who added that the options were circulating at high levels in the Pentagon.

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        AI slop? I’ll bet it is not Artificial Intelligence, current models are way too good for that. This here is some Natural Stupidity.

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      Also, even if NATO stood for that, Canada is in NATO, so it’s still North American. The US does not own the Americas.

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        And it should end with “without the US”. Fuck the US and their center of the world bullshit, there are a lot of beautiful countries in the Americas

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        Does not own the America’s yet

        ~please note that this is just a joke based on my username and Iwholeheartedlywishsomeonewouldsavemefromthisgoddamnfuckingnightmarehesusfuckongchristaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh~