Well, if the NATO countries don't make more of their troops usable and don't get the equipment to get them fast where the action is, then the organisation will suffer and will increasingly become irrelevant.

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Action Become Countries Equipment Fast Get Increasingly Irrelevant Make More NATO Organisation Suffer Them Then Troops Usable Well Where Will

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