NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday he believes that some NATO countries were tested and failed amid Washington’s criticism over European allies not getting involved in the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran.
NATO was officially founded as a defensive alliance to ensure if one member is attacked, others will support them.
No NATO member was attacked by Iran, Palestine, Lebanon or Yemen. So the war had nothing to do with NATO.I do know NATO was always used offensively and to tie its members to America’s illegal wars without a UN resolution.
NATO being used offensively is part of the unspoken agreement. America would guarantee European defence, and in exchange Europe would back America up in their many escapades around the world.
Trump has repeatedly threatened not to come to Europe’s defence in case of a Russian invasion, and has even threatened to invade a fellow NATO member himself. He also does not treat his European allies as allies, but rather as vassals who have to do exactly as he says. The US and Israel unilaterally invading Iran without discussing this with NATO is another example of that.
This kind of behaviour erodes the trust and goodwill that the NATO alliance is based on. It breaks the unspoken agreement.
So why would Europe come and rescue the US out of the mess they made?Trump gets to slowly figure out what it means for America to lose its soft power.
Yeah, whatever NATO has to do with Iran. Fuck Rutte
He lost his track while pandering Trump.
But to be fair, the headline doesn’t reflect the short article well enough.
Now that he’s shown the game to everyone it’s probably time to replace this mfker with someone representing Europe’s interest. An EU defence alliance might also be a good idea.
Fine then move US troops out of Spain, Italy and Germany or whatever countries Trump does not like today.
How does that cock taste Rutte? I imagine like a slimy earthworm. I hope you choke on it and die.
oh, we’re doing tests now? no one got the memo
THIS is the problem with not having explicit criteria for contributing, & therefore explicit criteria for NOT contributing:
HAD other NATO countries publically insisted that there was a real, workable, objective framework for dismantling the war as a prerequisite to contributing … THEN Trump wouldn’t be able to false-frame it this way.
He was, being a Russian asset, fundamentally, already committed to dismantling NATO, & that inaction handed him leverage to swing more of the world with…
Yes, MAGA’s got more ideological “ammunition”, now, thanks to that mental-mushiness.
grr…
Best-practices CAN make difference, in many contexts!
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