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I don't think Trump wants to end NATO.

Nor do I think that is a good idea.

However, NATO member states should all contribute in an equitable way to the cost AND absorb some of the blood toll.

I'll be blunt, most of Europe benefits from our actions, even what we did in Iran a few days ago. Do you really think it's a good thing for them if Iran has a nuke? Of course not.

But may it be dealing with pirates, Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, Abu Saaef, Boko Haram, the Taliban, AQ, ISIS, Qaddafi, Saddam, or Assad, even in Europe's own back yard during the Serbian crisis in 1999, it is (((us))) that takes on the high risk missions, that pays the greatest blood toll and financial cost when these things happen. Even politically and for our people (terrorism), we are the ones taking it on the nose, while the Euro's benefit but want to stand on the sidelines hoping they don't get into the cross-hairs.

The true argument is that because of our capabilities certain things fall into our lap by default, Iran a few days ago being the perfect example. (((NO ONE))) else can do that, period.

But that is largely because the Euro's do not even want to. They starve their military and do not acquire certain capabilities (((intentionally))) so they are not thrust into the position of having to do these missions.

When a conflict happens, their policy makers jockey to have their forces set up in areas less dangerous, they want to assume the nonlethal roles (drill water wells, build roads, provide medical treatment, psyop missions, training to locals, etc), while it's our boys that do all the dirty work in the nastiest/most dangerous places. It does not matter if we're talking about Somalia 1993 or Afghanistan 2001 - 2021, we take on the overwhelming majority of kinetic/lethal missions and we assume the most dangerous locations as well as becoming the nose an enemy wants to punch (ISIS, AQ, Saddam, Qaddafi, the Taliban, they want to hurt us more than anyone else).

That crap needs to stop.

They need to carry their fair share in cost and blood.

I think that is what Trump truly seeks.