Have a hard time linking from iPad, New York Times reports Trump repeatedly in 2018 has raised the idea of leaving NATO.
The article notes Trumps behavior towards the 70 year old alliance and its leaders.
My turning point against Trump stemmed for his words and towards NATO while praising Putin.
Any president who wants to upend such a long standing alliance should be questioned. In light of this president’s public praise of Putin, the anti Ukraine stance in the 2106 Republican platform, we should all be up in arms.
Pro defense has long been a perceived republican/conservative position. Trumps view of America first is America alone. This balances the field for Russia to be more competitive and have a greater chance of achieving its ends.
The article indicates Mattis and others representing the US worked around Trump to unruffled feathers and alleviate the allies’ concern about Trump.
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