You're wasting your breath, these zealots have made up their mind, common sense be damned.
So what part of “common sense” involves the U.S. pay the lions share for the defense of the E.U., that is importing the very terrorists that are BOMBING them today?
And explain to us, oh smart one, how the hell NATO works against terrorists groups?
The only frigging zealots are the ones that have convinced themselves that Cruz is some genius on EVERYTHING, and that no rational person could possibly have an alternative view.
Where does he call for ‘abandoning our friends’?
speciafically....
Stop by and pay some of my bills; I’ll make you my friend Slyfox....
just sayin
“You’re wasting your breath, these zealots have made up their mind, common sense be damned.”
I wonder how many would find some reason to be just a vocal on the other side if Trump came out in support for Nato or missile defense in Poland?
Can you Cruz guys articulate the reasons for your support, and stop asking us Trump guys to explain stuff to you?
Surely, you can express sound reasoning, and dispense with the nannanannabooboo?
Slyfox: “So, you are for abandoning our friends?”
PROCON: “You’re wasting your breath, these zealots have made up their mind, common sense be damned.”
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The 19th English statesman, Lord Palmerston, (a European from the country we now consider our closest European “friend”) had this to say about relationships between nations: “Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interests.”
NATO was established in 1949. “(It’s) creation was part of a broader effort to serve three purposes: deterring Soviet expansionism, forbidding the revival of nationalist militarism in Europe through a strong North American presence on the continent, and encouraging European political integration.”
(Above quote from “A Short History of NATO:” http://www.nato.int/history/nato-history.html)
Much has changed since then; the Soviet Union no longer exists. There is no threat of “European nationalist militarism.” “European political integration” has led to the dissolution of national borders and a resultant huge influx of Islamists and their sympathizers.
In addition, national economies have changed drastically and NATO now includes the Islamist-oriented government of Turkey.
Trump does not suggest an utter abandonment of allies; rather, that we cannot morally or fiscally afford to enable reckless behavior on the part of the Europeans. It is well past time for a retrenchment.
Watch what the UK does w/regard to its membership in the European Union ...that, perhaps, will give you both a clue as to what future U.S. foreign policy should be w/regards to NATO.