NATO

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Well be specific then
Do you believe we should be part of NATO
Is the USA an important part of the
current world order?
Should the USA be involved in issues outside our borders?
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Yes, we should be part of NATO and like all good partnerships, they only work when everyone pitches in - most of Europe needs to step in for THEIR protection.

Originally Posted by wdmso

then off to England and says this

Trump

Europe as a whole was "losing its culture" because of immigration from the Middle East and Africa.


What a statement from the POTUS!! the Leader the American people from land of Immigrants .... making new friend where ever he goes

Europe is losing its culture to a degree. Immigrants really need to assimilate, those that do tend to do well, those that don't assimilate tend be disruptive to themselves or the host nation.

For all of our problems, the USA has done a better job of assimilating than other countries. Though in recent decades the assimilation part seems not as strong (how much is the lens of history, how much the encouragement of identity politics)

[spence]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Yes, we should be part of NATO and like all good partnerships, they only work when everyone pitches in - most of Europe needs to step in for THEIR protection.

Sure everyone should pitch in but this notion that NATO is freeloading off the US is absurd. Military spending in the EU alone dwarfs Russia. The US has been the only nation to ever benefit from Article 5 directly and I'd be willing to wager NATO inhibiting westward expansion of communism over the past 1/2 century has benefited the US more than any other nation by far.

Trump is either just creating creating chaos so he can claim to be a savior or genuinely working to undermine the institution. Neither is a good thing and will do lasting harm.