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Trump wanted to destroy NATO and European unity, he was doing Putin's job for him.
by guelo 5y ago
Trump wanted to destroy NATO and European unity, he was doing Putin's job for him.
- hunterb123 5y agoDestroy it by pressuring its members to pay 2% GDP? Or what are you referencing? And how does sending Javelins to Ukraine or blocking Nordstream 2 help Putin?
- chrisweekly 5y agoTrump tried to prevent military aid to Ukraine; dunno how you give him credit for "sending Javelins..."
- hunterb123 5y agoFirst off, I assume you're talking about the phone call that the Democrats impeached him for (leading to acquittal) to cover for the Burisma scandal. Accuse your enemy of what you're doing I suppose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXA--dj2-CY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXA--dj2-CY Second, that aid was never held up and is separate from the Javelins that were sent anyway. What other President sent Ukraine weapons (not blankets) before this fiasco?
- JohnGB 5y agoWhat did the USA have to do with blocking Nordstream 2? Germany stopped certification, no the USA.
- hunterb123 5y agoGermany just stopped it after Russia attacked Ukraine. Trump held it off with sanctions during his Presidency. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/us-sanctions-block-putins-pipeline/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/us-sancti...
- mc32 5y agoHe wanted them to pay their fair share. They wanted the US to foot their security bill which he balked at. Now we see Germany at least say they will up their contribution and rebuild their military in order to be better prepared. That’s pretty much in line with what he asked from them.
- guelo 5y agoAllies and Former U.S. Officials Fear Trump Could Seek NATO Exit in a Second Term https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/03/us/politics/trump-nato-withdraw.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/03/us/politics/trump-nato-wi... “Yeah, the second term,” Trump had said. “We’ll do it in the second term.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/13/book-excerpt-i-alone-can-fix-it/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/13/book-exce...
- ZGDUwpqEWpUZ 5y agoThose articles are lying by omission, and so are you. Trump was certainly looking at getting out of NATO, which he saw as an arrangement where the US increasingly foots the bill for protecting other members. He openly criticised European dependence on Russian oil and gas, and Germany in particular for not paying their fair share towards defence. There's a fantastically awkward video [1] of him explaining all of this directly to NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg. Germany announced this week that it will do exactly what Trump said it should: massively increase military spending [2] and decrease its dependence on Russia for energy [3]. Who is more useful to Putin? Trump, who told Europe to get its ass in gear and treat Russia as a threat, or the stooges you support, whose selfishness and complacency emboldened Russia to carry out this invasion? [1] https://youtube.com/watch?v=M5MJEMHZZsI https://youtube.com/watch?v=M5MJEMHZZsI [2] https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/budgetary-about-face-germany-goes-big-on-defense-spending-a-4c90635e-5de8-4123-b18a-646b0ac13b04 https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/budgetary-about... [3] https://dw.com/en/ukraine-crisis-forces-germany-to-change-course-on-energy/a-60968585 https://dw.com/en/ukraine-crisis-forces-germany-to-change-co...
- ZGDUwpqEWpUZ 5y agoCould you do me a little favour? I'd like you to watch a short video[1] from CBS News and explain what exactly Trump was getting wrong about NATO/Russia/Germany. [1] https://youtube.com/watch?v=M5MJEMHZZsI https://youtube.com/watch?v=M5MJEMHZZsI (Disclaimer: I agree that orange man bad)