NATO No Longer Serves American Interests

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December 5, 2019
NATO No Longer Serves American Interests

Quite simply, it makes no sense for U.S. taxpayers to subsidize the defense of nations capable of defending themselves. Shared interests will continue to justify military cooperation. However, the alliance as today constituted no longer serves American interests.

by Doug Bandow Follow Doug_Bandow on Twitter L

President Donald Trump returned early from the London NATO summit. Staged to satisfy British Prime Minister Boris Johnson—the official 70th-anniversary meeting was held in April—the latest gathering featured only one, mercifully short, session, to reduce the likelihood of a Trump eruption. Even so, before arriving he improbably chided French President Emmanuel Macron for being “nasty,” “insulting,” and “disrespectful” in suggesting that the alliance suffered from “brain death.” Then the session’s minimal substance was overshadowed by the president’s personal spat with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/skeptics/nato-no-longer-serves-american-interests-102162

[Fishrrman]

Here's another Fishrrman off-the-wall idea:

a. Mr. Trump pulls the USA out of NATO, but suggests we would be willing to join a -new- organization with a new charter.
b. As such, NATO disbands. Then...
c. New organization is created -- WITHOUT Turkey in it.

This solves the problem of having Turkey in NATO, with no provision to "kick them out" of the current organization.