Let's talk about Trump's NATO tantrum being ignored.... Belle of the Ranch

Well, howdy there Internet people. It's Belle again. So, today we're going to talk about Trump's NATO tantrum being ignored.

Apparently, Trump and his administration have been developing a list of NATO countries that angered Trump by disagreeing with him or those that didn't agree to do something he wanted or otherwise hurt Trump's feelings. So, he's making a list and checking it twice, and he's going to find out who supported his lies. Those who didn't support his whims would get a lump of coal in their stocking.

Proposed punishments for our allies include pushing NATO to engage in suspending Spain from the alliance or announcing a review of the US position on Britain's claim to the Falkland Islands. These were the big ideas and they were both laughed at all over the world and instead of making allies think twice about not humoring Trump, it painted him as weak and lashing out at his inability to influence other countries.

Why was it so funny? Well, with the idea of suspending Spain from NATO, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, said, "I am absolutely not worried. We do not work with emails. We work with official documents and positions taken in this case by the government of the US. The position of the government of Spain is clear. Absolute collaboration with the allies, but always within the framework of international legality.

Spain's prime minister isn't worried because he knows any debate would center around Spain being unwilling to get involved in Trump's war that is of questionable legality and effectiveness. If I was Spain's prime minister, I wouldn't be worried because NATO doesn't even have a suspension mechanism. That's not a thing. It seems like something Trump's staff made up to pacify him.

Another European official blew Trump off and told the press, "They don't seem to have very concrete ideas when it comes to punishing bad allies. Moving troops is one option, but it mainly punishes the US, doesn't it?

The funny part is that just that comment might further hurt Trump's feelings because Trump likes to pretend that our troops and other countries are there to protect them, not to force project.

When it comes to the US ordering a review of the position on British territorial claims to the Falklands, the British don't care. It's like he forgot they're the British. For most of history, they didn't even care if the people who lived in the territory cared about their territorial claims. They certainly don't care if an unpopular American president agrees with them. The foreign secretary for the UK said, "The Falkland’s Islands are British. Sovereignty rests with the UK. Self-determination rests with the islanders."

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch in the UK made it clear she feels the Falklands are British. "I don't know what Donald Trump is talking about. This is sounds like the sort of thing he was talking about when it came to Greenland. I don't think we need to take it that seriously just yet.”

So rather than sending the signal that Trump is very upset, it sent the signal that he's throwing another temper tantrum to be ignored. American power is declining so fast that a threat that would have provoked outrage a few months ago is simply being laughed at.

Anyway, it's just a thought. Y'all have a good day.