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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYesterday Trump praised Russia for its help with his "deal" with Iran. Today Hegseth lashes out at NATO.
Go fuck yourself to both of them. They'll find out what its like to have no allies soon enough.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth doubled down on the Trump administrations combative posture towards NATO on Thursday, announcing a six-month review of US forces in Europe and lambasting Washingtons allies for limiting their involvement in the war in Iran.
This will be a real review. It will be designed to ensure that NATO is moving fast and irreversibly towards Europe stepping up to take primary responsibility for the defense of Europe, he said at a meeting of the alliances defense ministers in Brussels.
The review will examine Americas force posture and basing in Europe, he said, as he sought to characterize it as a way to transform NATO back into a real military alliance thats focused on hard power and real deterrence.
Its a review that some countries will fail and others will pass with flying colours, he said.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/politics/hegseth-nato-review-intl
Lovie777
(24,286 posts)US will stay with NATO, and troops will remain stationed.
From what I've been reading, by that time it will be Vance in the WH.
SamuelAdams
(313 posts)kentuck
(115,952 posts)And doesn't want to be Hoover? Sounds about right.
Ray Bruns
(6,921 posts)Boo1
(587 posts)With Trump in charge. They can see the disaster coming and will sit it out.
Trump proved
He doesn't have the stomach for any negative impacts from a war
Allies can't trust him (Israel)
He doesn't have the stomach to even fight a real war. If it goes beyond air raids he TACOs.
That the US under his leadership can't wage war effectively.
Torchlight
(7,181 posts)as the American agent of chaos, unreliability and slow rot.
mdbl
(8,934 posts)That way maybe an adult can handle things.