NATO No longer obsolete.

[Brave New World]

So NATO has radically changed all it's policies since the current Administration took office.

Originally Posted by PolitiFact

However, the premise leading to Trump’s change of heart — the idea that he prompted NATO to start fighting terrorism — is false.

He’s talking about the fact that in 2016 NATO created an assistant secretary general for intelligence and security to head a newly established Joint Intelligence and Security Division. Experts said the change was not especially significant, and Trump wasn’t the catalyst. The development had been in the works for years.

"It is comical to suggest NATO would change its counterterrorism policy in response to anything Donald Trump has said about it over the course of his campaign," said Matthew Fay, a defense policy analyst with the Niskanen Center, in a prior PolitiFact interview.

Further, Trump’s comment gives the incorrect impression that NATO wasn’t responsive to terrorism until the new division was created. In reality, NATO has been actively dealing with terrorism since the 1980s. And since 9/11, it has played a significant role in the War on Terror, including deploying troops in Afghanistan for more than a decade.

Donald Trump changes NATO position: 'It's no longer obsolete' | PolitiFact

[GHOSTRIDER AZ]

Originally Posted by wilful

NATO was never obsolete and Trump was just spewing BS which he has now walked back. Them devoting a few more bucks has nothing to do with their effectiveness as a bulwark against non NATO foreign aggression.

Regarding China we still have a negative $300 billion trade deficit with them that stretches as far as the eye can see, and yes they are still manipulating their currency to our disadvantage.

Open you eyes and stop blindly following your dear leader.

I did not say that, however since I was in Germany in the 1980's during the Cold War Europe did indeed depend on us overly. Europe is stepping up from the Pressure of the US and Europe see the need in more aggressive security needs.
Its a win for the US and Europe is finally waking up to the threats.


Yes I do agree that those numbers on China. However going forward China see the Trump Administration taking other directions. So I hope we can narrow that gap and even place a heavier Tariff on those Goods from China. This is the beginning and I hope to see improvement on the currency issue with China.


In the end we are customer to China and China is dependent on cash flow from the US.


I view Trump openly until he starts serving off the path. For the most part he has accomplish many things in short order and there is much to do.

[thriftylefty]

When does reality set in for Trump supporters,

NATO bad, now they're good.
Repeal and replace, naw forget about it.
China is a currency manipulator, naw they're not.
Non interventionist, but let's bomb another country
Obama is not a US citizen, Okay he is
Lock her up, maybe not
No vacations, maybe just once a week

[msgsing]

Trump's 180 degree turns on both domestic and international issues must create a sense of whiplash among his most ardent supporters. Who is the real Donald Trump?