NATO Chief Warns "Alliance May Not Survive" Trump saying this gave the Europeans the vapors. More below. "With President Trump's performance at last year's NATO summit still fresh in the minds of its members, NATO's continued existence has probably never before seemed as tenuous as it does right now. Trump has blasted NATO as "obsolete" and criticized the alliance in keeping with his "America First" platform. But NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned during a recent speech that there are still many strategic reasons why the alliance should persevere: Speaking in the UK, Stoltenberg invoked the rise of international terrorism and an "assertive Russia" as threats that should underscore how serious the issue of preserving the alliance truly is."
Jens, as you state the alliance is designed to protect Europe from threat. So why the hell should the Americans pony up all the dough to protect your sorry asses? We came to Europe and fought two horrific wars because you people are too stupid to get along. After the last, Americans decided we would not tolerate European shenanigans, and so we stayed and forced peace down your throats. You swallowed, kicking and screaming until we started sluicing torrents of Marshall Plan cash into your nations while protecting the sea lanes you depend upon to sell your goods, we allowed you to engage in trade agreements favorable to you but less favorable to us, and we paid for the vast bulk of your protection. You grew fat, living like spoiled children in the parent's basement, whingeing about how the parents were big meanies. American's are close to being done with you. Trump is extending an olive branch, take it, pony up your promised 2% the total amount for everyone, or kick those unwilling to pay up out of the club, but stop with the childish tantrums, whingeing, and caterwauling. ""We must continue to protect our multilateral institutions like NATO, and we must continue to stand up for the international rules-based order," he said. [...] "We have had differences before, and the lesson of history is that we overcome these differences every time," Stoltenberg said." What do you mean, "We?" You mean America. You don't do squat. You wouldn't know standing up for the rules-based order from a wet willie. Americans want NATO to work; we are not willing to carry western Europe any longer. If we have to, we will move on to the nations in Europe which are likely to become valuable security partners. If you drop this ball, don't look to us when the Grim Reaper comes a calling. We aren't coming back for you once you drop this ball. If Erdogan survives this election, and it appears he is pulling out all of the corruption stops to win, NATO will likely have to kick Turkey out of NATO. The rule has to be, no dictators in the club and Erdogan continues to move to garner dictatorial powers. As for Russia, Trump wantsPutin close so he can keep an eye on him if Stoltenberg wants that as well, good. This coherence will not fix NATO's larger problems.
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