Posted on 12/09/2023 11:22:26 AM PST by Mariner
For 74 years, the NATO has been America’s most important military alliance. Presidents of both parties have seen NATO as a force multiplier enhancing the influence of the United States by uniting countries on both sides of the Atlantic in a vow to defend one another.
Donald Trump has made it clear that he sees NATO as a drain on U.S. resources by freeloaders. He has held that view for at least a quarter-century.
In his 2000 book, “The America We Deserve,” Trump wrote that “pulling back from Europe would save this country millions of dollars annually.” As president, he repeatedly threatened a U.S. withdrawal from the alliance.
Yet as he runs to regain the White House, Trump has said precious little about his intentions. His campaign website contains a single cryptic sentence: “We have to finish the process we began under my administration of fundamentally reevaluating NATO’s purpose and NATO’s mission.” He and his team refuse to elaborate.
That vague line has generated enormous uncertainty and anxiety among European allies and American supporters of the country’s traditional foreign policy role.
European ambassadors and think tank officials have been making pilgrimages to associates of Trump to inquire about his intentions. At least one ambassador, Finland’s Mikko Hautala, has reached out directly to Trump and sought to convince him of his country’s value to NATO as a new member, according to two people familiar with the conversations.
In interviews over the past several months, more than a half-dozen current and former European diplomats — speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution from Trump should he win — said alarm was rising on Embassy Row and among their home governments that Trump’s return could mean not just the abandonment of Ukraine but a broader U.S. retreat from the continent and a gutting of the Atlantic alliance.
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In lieu of a withdrawal, the US should assess the UN $1 billion per year in lease payments for use of that most valuable real estate.
Fear? Almost as scary as telling the u.n. we’re out, find a place in Zambia assclowns.
“Trump Seeks a Return to Power”
Nope. No bias there.
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Right. He’s not seeking power, he’s trying to remove the yoke of power, and the abuse of it, from the corrupt hands of the political elites. That’s why they and their allies in the media fear him so much (i.e., they have a lot to lose if he returns).
“The Slimes is worried about NATO when Trump returns to the White House.”
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If a Republican was president and dragging NATO into war then Slimes would be totally against it.
Trump warned them and told them to ante up. Now it is time to pull the plug and make the warning real.
How many think the EU will rush to the aid of the US if we were attacked? Few or none? That's what I thought.
“For 74 years, the NATO has been America’s most important military alliance”
As long as the US foots most of their bills.
Exactly.
Let them sort themselves out, they keep telling us we’re unilateral and uncultured.
“US out of NATO.”
Agree - if the bitches running Europe want to go to war with Russia, that is THEIR PROBLEM, and they can fight Russia.
It’s now been shown that giving those bitches a US backstop is no different than handing a 3-year old a loaded 9mm.
Or on Pluto.
Tough.
Make that 10 billion!
“Good! It’s a worthless tripwire organization.”
Yet, it’s pretty much kept peace in Europe for over seventy years.
Just think: There were TWO World Wars within twenty-one years; and none in almost eighty years.
I am generally leery about alliances, as there is usually a weak link that can screw the whole thing; but, this one worked pretty well, all things considered. Will it continue to do so? Well, that is the big question.
The alternative is isolationism. At one time — protected by the vastness of two huge oceans — that made sense, and worked. Those days are long gone, and will never return.
Some people say, “Well, instead of isolationism; how about neutrality?” Tell that to Belgium, circa 1914. Switzerland? A case can be made there. But, the reason it has escaped much of the global turmoil is because it controls the deposits of many of the world’s power brokers. Switzerland can bankrupt many countries and many power players with a few key strokes on a computer.
We live in interesting times.
NATO has become a globalist and anti-democratic force in American politics
Even the NY Times/Yahoo are, in effect, saying as much.
The opinions of the Founding Fathers and ideals upon which they founded the country have been absolutely turned upside-down.
Exactly.
Oh grow up!
Trump has never advocated and obviously never withdrew from NATO.
We don’t need kooks validating the NYT lies.
How will our armed forces survive without the vital assistance of Latvia and Montenegro?
For decades NATO has been a key part of our military might
For centuries, the horse was the primary mode of transportation.
Libs want to ruin everything good about our country.
What are you talking about?
I’ve NEVER met a military person who wanted to close our bases in Europe.
Good God some of you should write for the NYT.
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