Troops from the UK, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, Australia, Spain, Poland, Norway, Romania, Turkey, New Zealand, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Finland, and many others joined the fight in Afghanistan. More than one thousand of these soldiers paid the ultimate price.
JD Vance – Have you said ‘thank you’ once for their sacrifice?
– Pekka Kallioniemi, Creator of #vatniksoup.
On September 12, 2001, less than 24 hours after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) invoked Article 5 from its 1949 founding treaty, stating that an armed attack against one member was an attack against all.
NATO allies declared their unanimous support for the U.S. The North Atlantic Council officially confirmed the invocation of Article 5 on October 2, 2001, after verifying that the attacks were directed from abroad by al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden.
This was the first and, to date, only time that Article 5—the collective defense clause of the North Atlantic Treaty—has been formally invoked.
As a result, NATO provided military support, including deploying Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft to patrol U.S. airspace under Operation Eagle Assist and conducting Operation Active Endeavour in the Mediterranean to counter terrorist threats. This marked a significant moment in NATO’s history, demonstrating the alliance’s solidarity with the United States.
Have any of the allied nations asked for some payback? Have they demanded that the US be grateful?
🚨🚨THIS IS INSANE: Donald Trump, the sitting President of the United States, questions NATO’s commitment to America, despite the fact that NATO came to our aid when Article 5 was invoked after 9/11. Make sure everyone sees this.pic.twitter.com/jDXMFMVzZ0
— Really American 🇺🇸 (@ReallyAmerican1) March 6, 2025
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