The original issue was whether the Western European countries would face any downside from forcing the dissolution of NATO. My argument is that they would be virtually certain to face greater difficulty in pursuing EU integration and that there is a small but real chance of causing the political destabilization of some EU members. You seem to be saying that the fears that would lead to those negative consequences are irrational and should therefore be ignored. I agree they're irrational, but so what? It won't make them go away. And therefore it is only sensible to take them into account.  

PS, you seem to be focussed on this war thing, but that's not what I was talking about.