Posted on 03/21/2016 2:36:29 PM PDT by GodGunsGuts
Trump Complains America Leads Too Much, Wants Diminished Role in NATO
Calls America a 'poor country'
Republican front-runner Donald Trump expressed his distaste for how often America takes a leadership role in international affairs on Monday.
Trump was specifically upset with the role the United States plays in NATO.
Ukraine is a country that affects us far less than it affects other countries in NATO, and yet were doing all of the lifting, Trump told The Washington Post.
Theyre not doing anything. And I say, Why is it that Germanys not dealing with NATO on Ukraine? Why is it that other countries that are in the vicinity of Ukraine, why arent they dealing? Why are we always the one thats leading, potentially the third world war with Russia.
Trump told the papers editorial board that the United States could not afford to play the same leadership role in world affairs it has played for decades.
I do think its a different world today, and I dont think we should be nation-building anymore, he said. I think its proven not to work, and we have a different country than we did then. We have $19 trillion in debt. Were sitting, probably, on a bubble. And its a bubble that if it breaks, its going to be very nasty.
I just think we have to rebuild our country.
Trump then said that the United States is not rich anymore and, therefor, cant afford to maintain its leadership role in the international military partnership.
We certainly cant afford to do this anymore, he told the paper. NATO is costing us a fortune, and yes, were protecting Europe with NATO, but were spending a lot of money. South Korea is very rich, great industrial country, and yet were not reimbursed fairly for what we do. Were constantly sending our ships, sending our planes, doing our war gameswere reimbursed a fraction of what this is all costing.
Instead, Trump labeled America a poor country.
I think we were a very powerful, very wealthy country, and we are a poor country now, he said. Were a debtor nation.
It's good to see that it backfired on him as Trump is correct. Only a GOP establishment neo-con would think Trump is wrong.
CGato
You do know that Poland has been kicked in the nuts by the Obama administration and is left pretty much defenseless without NATO and left to the mercy of both Germany and Russia, like when they were pawns before communism fell.
They welcomed the enemy in their own homes.
Let them deal with it.
Trump just announced his foreign policy advisors, one of them is Phares, a Lebanese Christian professor, plus a few others who haven’t got ties to Israel.
This address to AIPAC should be good, I hope he tells them where to stick it.
America PAYS too much.
Why should we support a part of the world that is becoming more Muslim every year? Most of the people over there hate the USA. Let them take care of themselves. We need to quit giving money to countries which have people burning our flag. The people who burn it here need to go to jail. I read a story where a Marine saw someone doing that and he took care of the person. Good for him.
Tell that to the Muslims.
But Trump is the one who wants to expand every social program. If we don’t, he claims people will be, ‘dying in the street.’
Ted Cruz, according to Rush Limbaugh, is the closest thing we have to Reagan.
But then what is the opinion of a man with over 20 million listeners to yours?
Trump embracing obama foreign policy
Hannity’s guest today said Trump wants to remain neutral re: Palestine/Israel. I’m sure most of us have heard Trump say this already.
From Opening Post: “..Trump Complains America Leads Too Much, ..”
Guess Trump is thrilled with Obama.
Hannity’s guest today said Trump wants to remain neutral re: Palestine/Israel. I’m sure most of us have heard Trump say this already.
From Opening Post: “..Trump Complains America Leads Too Much, ..”
Guess Trump is thrilled with Obama.
Let’s get out of NATO entirely. Its mission ended 25 years ago.
If the Germans need security cover (and can afford to pay) to bring in 2 million Muslims, then they should pay for their own defense themselves.
Well you can easily....I dont know, read what he said:
“I do think its a different world today, and I dont think we should be nation-building anymore, he said. I think its proven not to work, and we have a different country than we did then. We have $19 trillion in debt. Were sitting, probably, on a bubble. And its a bubble that if it breaks, its going to be very nasty.
I just think we have to rebuild our country. “
Wow....that totally sounds like he “Complains America Leads Too Much”.
So what is the proper position?
Are you in favor of the USA doing all of the heavy lifting for NATO even as we are diminishing our armed forces overall? Would France really come to our defense if there were an attack here by China? The possible combinations of events are myriad but having no discernible policy is foolish.
Conservative? Libertarian? These are more and more meaningless labels invoked in order to divide.
I like Rush. I know he would love to go all in Trump, but he can’t. So you see, I see what you are unable to. He knows Cruz can’t win crap. He will pretend until the obvious happens. Then he will be all in Trump like he wants to be!
Frankly, the US involvement in NATO has been pretty much worthless for the past ten years. NATO’s interests and US are no longer the same.
The UN is another waste. We need to review our relationships/obligations in the world. There have been only a few countries who have stood with us consistently.
“What a misleading headline.”
That’s all over the place. Very annoying.
What countries are they from again?
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