Zone1 Nato comes to Washington. Republicans have a warning

[peacefan]

Nato comes to Washington. Republicans have a warning

John McCain is gone and Mitch McConnell’s style of foreign policy is a dying breed

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Ironically, Biden has specifically mentioned that only nine countries in Nato spent the 2 percent before he took office, whereas 23 countries will in 2024. Of course, that has not stopped Republicans from complaining.

“I think what President Trump's been pretty clear about — and I share the point of view — is that it's time for our Nato allies to step up from a financial perspective,” Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri told The Independent. “I think the American people don't appreciate subsidizing the social programs of European countries when they don't pay enough for their percentage of their GDP to defense.”
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Remote : Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:31:46 GMT
Local : 2024-07-10(Wednesday) 21 : 31 : 46
Found via World Headlines on nicer.app

just don't start thinking that the EU or European NATO countries will blindly follow the leadership of the US when it comes to deciding which future battlefields to engage the enemy on.
either we work together, or the alliances our ancestors made will fall apart.