Time to plant new trees and throw the old ones on the fire.
Colonel, USAFR
VDH
I wonder if 9/11 would even have taken place had we halted the spread of Islam then, in that place, at least when we had the chance.
Well written, sir. Well written.
VDH nails another one!
Bush and other neo cons have been correct.
Our only hope has always been coalitions of the willing.
Saddling ourselves with the traditional allies has been a dismal failure.
Coalitions of the willing are a growing and winning proposition. As noted by VDH Poland and Australia are better allies than anything we have in NATO. In fact, what binds NATO and other traditional allies together more than anything is their snobbish contempt for America.
A strong axis of democracies could exist with South Korea, Australia, India, Poland, Georgia, Ukraine, and other like minded nations.
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Yes NATO has become as useless (dangerous?) as the UN!!
I have been for the dissolution of NATO for years.
It simply coddles the Europeans into furthering their nanny state.
I’m not too sure of the UK contribution either.
It might?
No, it won't.
If NATO dissolves, Europe is doomed.
Time to let Europe stand on its own. If, by Europe’s own estimation, the US causes wars and Europe prevents them, the EU won’t mind when we let them to defend themselves against a resurgent Soviet Union.