Since he started work as NATO secretary-general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest military alliance.
“If an American president says he no longer wishes to defend the other allies and leaves a NATO summit in protest, then the NATO treaty and its security guarantee aren’t worth very much,” Stoltenberg wrote.
This is absolute bullshit, BTW. NATO leaders have a history of seriously overvaluing the necessity of the US to the alliance.
Yes, obviously, having the world’s biggest military power on your side is a really good thing. But, with or without the US, NATO can still be a force for mutual defence. It’s a far better thing to have than not have, and defeatist bullshit like this is just kicking the trusses out for no good reason.
This is absolute bullshit, BTW. NATO leaders have a history of seriously overvaluing the necessity of the US to the alliance.
Yes, obviously, having the world’s biggest military power on your side is a really good thing. But, with or without the US, NATO can still be a force for mutual defence. It’s a far better thing to have than not have, and defeatist bullshit like this is just kicking the trusses out for no good reason.