Originally Posted by
dead_pan
What do we care? We're leaving, it's none of our business now. That said, it does make sense in view of the US's increased questioning of NATO's raisin d'etre. Who knows, when Putin pops his clogs maybe they might eventually ask Russia to join....
"Makes sense
in view of the US's increased questioning of NATO's raisin d'etre"?! Ummmmm, no. Neither Trump, nor the US question Nato's purpose. They both question Nato's member states' commitment to Nato given their unwillingness, for decades, to meet their funding commitments to Nato. And further, both have stated the US's unwillingness to continue to shoulder the vast majority of that burden alone. That is a vast difference.
Last edited by KenV; 13th Sep 2018 at 15:21.