[Colonel Kangaroo]

If our country is to survive, prosper and be able to see to its own defense, we must get out from under the endless responsibility to defend much of the world. I do not think the American public ever considered Cold War treaties to be an eternal free ride for our "allies".

[Star Traveler]

Maybe we can TAX the world ... LOL ...

[Mouton]

I have often wondered why we kept expanding NATO long after the need for it expired. These treaties are nothing but a trip wire for our own demise. Perhaps during the time of the marshall plan in Europe they may have been needed but it seems the time has long since expired. In effect we had extended our military defense boundaries beyond our territorial limits providing many countries with a shield under which to compete economically with us.

[2banana]

Bottom line - none of these treaties will be backed up my any combat forces...

[Talisker]

War treaties are meant to be the bottom line - not the main line. Statesmanship and diplomacy are supposed to make up the middle 98%. But in this age of Hillary and Obama, the Rats need a new wag the dog to deal with the Obamacare catastrophe. Thus, Rats and RINOs are now beating the war drums.

[Vermont Lt]

Putin will not touch those until he’s assimilated all of the non NATO former republics of the USSR. We won’t make a move until then either.

Although it might be a good idea to make a few more tanks and jets.

That’ll get the economy humming.

Can no one see the plan?