So far this is a huge win for Über-Czar Putie, so far.

1) NATO has been exposed as a whinging bunch of hapless Belgians… a strategic boat anchor on the USA and our trans-global sea-based power.

2) Iran has been given a free hand now that we are effectively over-extended strategically.

3) The cornerstone of a global free-trade alliance against Russia-Persia domination of Central Asia is Turkey, and Turkey has to seriusly consider a Persian alliance to liquidate trans-Kurdistan as opposed to “standing” against both Russia AND Iran AND the Kurds alongside our limp-wristed NATO wanker “friends”.

Duh. No brainer, right? We may be stupid enough to stand with NATO, but the Turks aren’t anywhere near that stupid, right?

On the other hand, if Turkey hesitates to cross over, AND if the “global, sea-borne, free-trade” alliance uses Turkey’s hesitation to turn into a blood-drain for Russia while simultaneously reinforcing the East Euros and Turkey with anti-air/ anti-missile/ anti-armour hardware accompanied with ANZUS military advisors…

…then what good are Russia’s tactical nukes? One tactical on our guys = our MAD response, right?

It has worked against Russia for an awfully long time. The Far-Western Euro-weenies will be pissing in their Pampers, roundly cursing Cowboy America, and cravenly begging Russia for a trans-Baltic pipeline that bypasses Lithuania and Poland.

Not a likely scenario, but a hopeful one. No matter, latest news reports do inform us:
NATO is still dead!