Trump tensions peak ahead of NATO summit

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Trump tensions peak ahead of NATO summit

By Rebecca Kheel - 07/04/18 01:30 PM EDT   

Strains in the U.S.-European relationship are peaking just as President Trump prepares to face allies at this month’s critical NATO summit.

Trump has repeatedly complained that members aren’t meeting the alliance’s defense spending goal. But the meeting comes at a difficult time, with the broader U.S.-European relationship already under stress from Trump’s tariffs, his withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and his overtures to improve relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Those looming issues have raised fears of a replay of last month's contentious Group of Seven summit. The mood of the tense summit was embodied in a photo released by German Chancellor Angela Merkel's office, which showed her staring down a cross-armed Trump.
“We’ll have a repeat of the G-7 with Trump going to the summit and likely complaining once again about allies not spending enough money on defense," said James Goldgeier, a professor of international relations at American University. "And doing it in a public way designed to basically heighten the notion that he seems to have that NATO is just another bad deal for the U.S.”

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http://thehill.com/policy/defense/395413-trump-tensions-peak-ahead-of-nato-summit

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   I checked for a few of ya, She doesn't appear to be just another communist from The Hill.

   In fact I think she's pretty fair here, and she brings new info..


   I 'almost' went to go get my orange pom pom out of the closet.



 

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Trump tensions peak ahead of NATO summit

By Rebecca Kheel - 07/04/18 01:30 PM EDT   

heighten the notion that he seems to have that NATO is just another bad deal for the U.S.”

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http://thehill.com/policy/defense/395413-trump-tensions-peak-ahead-of-nato-summit

Anything of substance on this contention?

The riginal REASON for NATO was a joint effort in case of USSR aggression.  America was of course the biggest force.

If European nations spend less, and admit a never ending horde of muslim "economic refugees," while not meeting their spending commitments, why should we spend or care?

We can and should form individual alliances, with the willing as evidenced by their actions.

Poland Hungary and Czech Rep. come first to mind. Perhaps next UK.

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The riginal REASON for NATO was a joint effort in case of USSR aggression.

To keep the Russians out, the Americans in and the Germans down.