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President Trump: NATO Is ‘No Longer Obsolete’
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| April 12, 2017
| RYAN STRUYK
Posted on 04/12/2017 4:12:26 PM PDT by rod5591
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Trump's comments during the presidential campaign that NATO was an obsolete organization made a lot of sense to me--after all, the Soviet Union is gone and NATO was formed to defend against the Soviet threat. To see Pres. Trump reversing this position is disheartening to a degree. The NATO charter says "an attack on one member is an attack on all", or words to that effect, which made sense to hold back the Soviet Union, but the Soviet Union is no more. Do you think NATO is still needed and if so, should the charter be updated?
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posted on
04/12/2017 4:12:26 PM PDT
by
rod5591
To: rod5591
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posted on
04/12/2017 4:14:49 PM PDT
by
HarleyLady27
('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
To: rod5591
ABC=All Bull Crap.
If it’s true I want to see confirmation from a reliable source, not a lying leftist outlet.
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posted on
04/12/2017 4:17:05 PM PDT
by
Jim W N
To: rod5591
Trump seems to have the impression NATO fights terrorism.
I don’t know what he is talking about.
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posted on
04/12/2017 4:18:15 PM PDT
by
Steve Van Doorn
(*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
To: rod5591
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posted on
04/12/2017 4:19:54 PM PDT
by
HLPhat
(It takes a Republic TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS - not a populist Tyranny of the Majority)
To: rod5591
What changed?!
More WH Globalist influence?
Let’s see: no wall, no tax cuts, carbon credits suddenly look good, NAFTA looks OK, Michelle’s school lunches and victory garden stay, on and on
To: rod5591
"I said it was obsolete. It's no longer obsolete," he said at a press conference...."The secretary general and I had a productive discussion about what more NATO can do in the fight against terrorism," Trump said. "I complained about that a long time ago, and they made a change, and now they do...See, ABC *fake news* didn't emphasize that NATO changed before TRUMP changed.
Had Trump NOT altered his rhetoric after NATO listened to his complaints, ABC *fake news* would run the headline "Trump Stubbornly Fights Even After Concessions"
To: Jim 0216
Joint press conference. Look it up if you dont believe abc.
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posted on
04/12/2017 4:21:33 PM PDT
by
RummyChick
(can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
To: rod5591
who is NATO’s enemy? And whoever that enemy is, what military value do such stalwarts as Montenegro and Albania provide?
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posted on
04/12/2017 4:22:10 PM PDT
by
PGR88
To: rod5591
Trump was right. Now Trump is WAY wrong. An alliance that says that “If one of us is attacked then we are all attacked” to fight terrorism—basically organized crime—is absurd. He can’t really believe this.
To: rod5591
Within a year, Trump will come to regret that statement. He is allowing himself to be manipulated by the EU globalists.
To: rod5591
I do not like this one bit. Also the bank deal. IMF.
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posted on
04/12/2017 4:30:42 PM PDT
by
ColdOne
((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever!)
To: allendale
I got screwed over today by him when he came out and said dollar too strong...and china is not manipulating currency..market didnt like it.
Oh well
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posted on
04/12/2017 4:30:52 PM PDT
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RummyChick
(can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
To: RummyChick
I NEVER believe ABC without reliable confirmation. You shouldn’t either. Was there no reliable outlet like Breitbart or Drudge that published an article about this? Why do we too often have to report this stuff on FR using lying leftist outlets like the All-Bull-Crap network?
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posted on
04/12/2017 4:34:47 PM PDT
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Jim W N
To: Jim 0216
You dont have to believe it but then you might want to check if it is true.
it is
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posted on
04/12/2017 4:36:13 PM PDT
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RummyChick
(can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
To: rod5591
Nato needs to be repurposed to the greatest threat to western man since Hitler.
Hitler’s partners, the world of islam.
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posted on
04/12/2017 4:43:04 PM PDT
by
himno hero
(hadnuff)
To: ColdOne
Agreed. I do not like where Trump is heading.
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posted on
04/12/2017 4:43:50 PM PDT
by
fortheDeclaration
(Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
To: Jim 0216
The statement on NATO comes from a nationally broadcast/cablecast news conference.
YouTube has the statement available without any news station between you and the president.
To: SoFloFreeper
They haven’t changed, they only promised to change. Talk is cheap.
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posted on
04/12/2017 4:45:56 PM PDT
by
Hugin
(Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
To: rod5591
He did not like NATO not paying their fair share and not doing enough on terrorism. He thinks they are now stepping up to the plate on those issues and that is why the turn around. Not hard to understand.
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