Originally Posted by
safetypee
"Donald Trump says he would encourage Russia to attack Nato allies who pay too little"
Suggests that Trump cannot count as far as 5; article 5 of the NATO charter.
Conversely if you break a commitment then who will trust whom.
'Trust and verify - carry a big stick', but waving a big stick at your allies does not ensure that trust will follow, nor that the resultant situation will reduce US costs long term.
Like much of what Trump says and does, I have a certain amount of sympathy for what I believe he tries to achieve but he is about as subtle as a train crash in his execution.