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"I believe in NATO": After several contentious meetings, President Trump strongly reaffirmed his support for the alliance

Thursday, July 12, 2018 7:13 AM EST

President Trump reaffirmed his commitment to NATO and said he had won big spending concessions.

He said that the allies had agreed to his demand that they significantly increase military spending. The alliance, he said, is “very unified, very strong, no problem.” The comments came after he signed on to a joint statement that largely reaffirmed existing NATO commitments, and was at odds with some of his own statements.

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Re: Trump is now asking NATO for 4%.....
By: Cactus Flower
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Thu, 12 Jul 18 3:37 PM
Msg. 26047 of 52898

Apparently he's threatening to pull out of NATO if EU countries don't spend 2% on their own defence.

He's right on the demand but the threat is fairly extreme.

On the other hand, the complacency of countries like Germany is set in thick cement.

They, in particular, have been freeloading. The gas pipeline agreements between Russia and Germany, with former chancellor Schroeder a beneficiary, looks as dodgy as a Trump university.


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