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Do you agree or disagree with Herr Drumpf that "NATO is Obsolete" ? (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 OP
The majority of my mother's family lives in Western Europe. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2017 #1
Trump is just recycling a popular right wing position. HassleCat Jan 2017 #2
HE is the one to determine? louis-t Jan 2017 #3
Of course. Putin said so. - n/t Jim__ Jan 2017 #4
The USA has made NATO MyNameGoesHere Jan 2017 #5

greatauntoftriplets

(175,729 posts)
1. The majority of my mother's family lives in Western Europe.
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 04:27 PM
Jan 2017

After living through two World Wars and on the edges of the Cold War, they embraced NATO with open arms. They view it as a better alternative than the neutrality they embraced up to 1945, and the second invasion and occupation in the 20th century. Most of their country's police force has spent time as part of NATO's forces.

 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
2. Trump is just recycling a popular right wing position.
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 04:28 PM
Jan 2017

This is the old Fortress America thing, the idea that we're wasting money on weak NATO allies, and we would be better off withdrawing into our own borders and defending ourselves with sophisticated super weapons.

louis-t

(23,284 posts)
3. HE is the one to determine?
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 05:00 PM
Jan 2017

The fuck knows nothing of world history, he is constantly making erroneous statements when it comes to foreign affairs, he has pissed off half of the world in advance of his disastrous move to power, his transition has been called a "clusterfuck" by insiders. Know-nothing pea-brain.

 

MyNameGoesHere

(7,638 posts)
5. The USA has made NATO
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 06:29 PM
Jan 2017

A political punching bag like everything progressive. The GTP formerly known as the Gap is obsolete. They need an enema.

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