Seriously? Donald Trump — who is notorious for refusing to pay bills — lecturing NATO members about honoring financial obligations?
Trump’s comments are irresponsible, dangerous and factually inaccurate, since NATO does not actually collect dues or send bills. There are only target goals for spending on their own military to ensure readiness.
Republicans were once committed to standing up to Russia but have now proven they no longer have any consistent principles. If their Dear Leader tells them to side with Russia over the interests of our allies, once fiercely anti-Russia loyalists now obediently follow their cult leader and chug their Kool Aid, putting the national security of all of us at risk for their own moral cowardice.
In the history of NATO, Article 5 has only been invoked once, when other nations came to the defense of the United States after 9/11 and joined with George W Bush’s “coalition of the willing” to fight in Afghanistan. That included Canada, France, the U.K. and many other NATO members who sent troops. While almost none of those countries joined Bush’s later, unrelated invasion of Iraq, they all came to our defense in Afghanistan after 9/11 and, if the need were to arise, we would be obligated to return the favor.
In any case, I’m sure Putin will enjoy the chocolates from his true love, though I wonder how he will react when he learns that Dirty Donnie has been sending “love letters” to Kim Jong Un on the side.
Seriously? Donald Trump — who is notorious for refusing to pay bills — lecturing NATO members about honoring financial obligations?
Trump’s comments are irresponsible, dangerous and factually inaccurate, since NATO does not actually collect dues or send bills. There are only target goals for spending on their own military to ensure readiness.
Republicans were once committed to standing up to Russia but have now proven they no longer have any consistent principles. If their Dear Leader tells them to side with Russia over the interests of our allies, once fiercely anti-Russia loyalists now obediently follow their cult leader and chug their Kool Aid, putting the national security of all of us at risk for their own moral cowardice.
In the history of NATO, Article 5 has only been invoked once, when other nations came to the defense of the United States after 9/11 and joined with George W Bush’s “coalition of the willing” to fight in Afghanistan. That included Canada, France, the U.K. and many other NATO members who sent troops. While almost none of those countries joined Bush’s later, unrelated invasion of Iraq, they all came to our defense in Afghanistan after 9/11 and, if the need were to arise, we would be obligated to return the favor.
In any case, I’m sure Putin will enjoy the chocolates from his true love, though I wonder how he will react when he learns that Dirty Donnie has been sending “love letters” to Kim Jong Un on the side.