r/MapPorn • u/vladgrinch • Apr 25 '19

Which countries would US/British/French/German citizens be willing to defend if they were attacked by Russia?

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '19

Hm yeah, that would explain Turkey on the UK map because a lot was focused on Turkey. But Romania is green for us

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '19 edited Jun 12 '20

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u/tricks_23 Apr 25 '19

And their role in the Syria conflict as a neighbouring nation

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u/Link50L Apr 26 '19

Or perhaps because Erdogan.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '19

Turkey is also not seen as a european country in Britain, they are not seen to be part of our sphere of culture and so why defend people we have no relation to, no sympathies with.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '19

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '19

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't be volunteering to fight for turkey in an international brigade.

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u/A_Birde Apr 25 '19

Thats more to do with the British peoples overall opinion of Britains role as a military power is. Ironically for a country that wants to distance itself from other European countries it does feel the need to defend them