[kabar]

Trump said that U.S. involvement in NATO may need to be significantly diminished in the coming years, breaking with nearly seven decades of consensus in Washington. “We certainly can’t afford to do this anymore,” Trump said, adding later, “NATO is costing us a fortune, and yes, we’re protecting Europe with NATO, but we’re spending a lot of money.”

I have no problem with that statement. Trump is laying down a much needed marker. US Ambassadors in NATO countries have been relaying the message for decades that we want more burden sharing from our NATO partners. Not only has it been largely ignored, the other members continue to reduce their defense expenditures. We can't continue under these conditions supporting an alliance where the other members are unwilling to pay their fair share. The US is in dire financial trouble.

[fooman]

Could have the consequence of Europe surrendering to Islam.

Then we even get to spend more treasure.