Its pathetic that Trump's ego seems to play such a large part in dealing with him. I have no problem with holding NATO and potentially other schnoring allies to account. But it shouldn't have to be like this.
Regarding NATO I think the alliance lost its way after the fall of the eastern bloc. It was an alliance designed to stop the USSR from taking over Western Europe. Mission accomplished. It seemed in the 90s like the Clinton team was treating it like an ever expanding social club. That was never its purpose.
NATO was a victim of its own success in the 1990s. However, it has an important role to play these days, inasmuch as Putin is the heir of Soviet expansionists.
Among Trump, SCOTUS, Israel, and the ever-cooperative fruitcake Leftism of the Democrats, Trump and the United States had an excellent week.
Its pathetic that Trump's ego seems to play such a large part in dealing with him. I have no problem with holding NATO and potentially other schnoring allies to account. But it shouldn't have to be like this.
Regarding NATO I think the alliance lost its way after the fall of the eastern bloc. It was an alliance designed to stop the USSR from taking over Western Europe. Mission accomplished. It seemed in the 90s like the Clinton team was treating it like an ever expanding social club. That was never its purpose.
Thanks for the comment.
NATO was a victim of its own success in the 1990s. However, it has an important role to play these days, inasmuch as Putin is the heir of Soviet expansionists.
I agree with you.