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^Not so much. It's useful for Turkey because America works as its shield there, protecting it from the outcome of its actions. Had it taken down that Russian plane while not being in NATO, it would have been turned into a smouldering crater. As for this attack on Syria ? Bombs would already have started to rain down on Ankara and Istanbul hours after the first Turk crossed the Syrian border.
As for the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium ? They would very likely be like they were before 1940 (together with Scandinavia and Switzerland): neutral. Maybe even working more with the Brits.
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