Seems he pressured NATO to make changes and they did:
“The secretary-general and I had a productive discussion on what more NATO can do in the fight against terrorism,” Trump said at Wednesday’s press conference. “I complained about that a long time ago and they made a change and now they do fight terrorism.” “I said it was obsolete,” he continued. “It is not longer obsolete.”
You are right and to people who are not predisposed to trash Trump or are simply nervous Nellie gloom and doomers it seems clear.
Trump wanted something from NATO and he got what he wanted. In return he was asked to remove NATO from the “obsolete” list.
Quid Pro Quo, happens all the time and it’s good business.
Yeah, I think what he is saying is that it is no longer obsolete because he is forcing them to change and adapt to deal with threats how he wants them to do it.
I have my issues with a few of his flip flops, but this isn’t one of them.
Seems to me it’s more of a “there’s a new sheriff in town” situation.
Also, NATO’s most important role has always been being a group of supportive cheerleaders for our actions. Since Obama was a man of no action, what the hell was there for them to cheer or support?
Trump has changed that.
And Trump’s made the point that the NATO nations are to pay their bills. This, along with Trump’s Russia comments, is helping bring Putin into the light.