Originally Posted by
SASless
Germany. has a commitment to fund NATO and a failure in the person of Merkel.
She hates being shown to be what she is and is in trouble at home because of her policies.
The German Nation must fulfill its obligations under the NATO Treaty....just as the United States is obliged to fulfill its obligations.
Is it time to put an end to US involvement in NATO....after all we have two rather large bodies of water between us and Europe....and we are energy independent.
US involvement in NATO and military alliances is not just about using their military might, it is also about ensuring they use this as part of supporting US economy. US Diplomats happy to talk to Assad last year in Damascus and one of the basis of ending their support for the head hackers was that US companies get prime position in the reconstruction of Syria.
Is the UK and Europe energy independent....if not....then they are beholden to whoever supplies their energy needs.
My People are tired of War....and we have a President that does not want to get us into any unless it is in our direct definable National Security Interests.
If Merkel thinks she can trump Trump....that might very well be her last swing at the bat.
The Germans would be a lot better off without her and her Leftist policies.
No one is energy indpendent but if you are saying that Europe is beholding to whomever supplies their energy. Maybe that explains why US has kowtowed to Saudi's for decades and gave them a pass for killing Americans on 9/11 and let the Saudi's laugh about it.
So which is worse, beholding to US or Russia ?
I like Trump because of his desire not to start wars, its why the media and deep state detest him.