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NATO destruction July 21, 2016 3:35 pm RL

Again, Trump wants to give a gift to Putin, screw our allies, and shove us to the brink of WW III…

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-conventions/donald-trump-remarks-nato-trigger-alarm-bells-europe-n613911

Trump said the U.S. would not necessarily defend new NATO members in the Baltics in the event of Russian attack if he were elected to the White House.

He told The New York Times in an interview published Thursday that doing so would depend on whether those countries had “fulfilled their obligations to us” in terms of their financial contributions to the alliance.

“You can’t forget the bills,” Trump told the paper. “They have an obligation to make payments. Many NATO nations are not making payments, are not making what they’re supposed to make. That’s a big thing. You can’t say forget that.”

Trump’s comments were perceived by some analysts as carte blanche for Russia to intimidate NATO allies and a potential harbinger of the alliance’s collapse were Trump to be elected.

  • Weapons-grade irony by mcfly 2016-07-21 17:42:37
    • Actually, he may just have a point. by ER 2016-07-21 16:42:39
      • Obama has said similar things, just without the threat. by SDG 2016-07-21 17:07:18
        • I wouldn't be surprised if every President since Eisenhower hasn't sung some variation of that same tune... by ER 2016-07-21 17:20:35

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