> They’ll simply resume the same leadership position they always held, but now over a greatly reinforced alliance. As a practical matter, if things deteriorate

> They’ll simply resume the same leadership position they always held, but now over a greatly reinforced alliance. As a practical matter, if things deteriorate to the point that the office of NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe stops being held by the commander of US European Command - it looks like things might be trending in that direction now that NATO countries are holding meetings without the US and intelligence sharing is starting to break down, never mind whatever the US means when it talks about "withdrawing" from Europe - Humpy Dumpty is broken. Whatever organization the US might join again in the future, or even somehow attempt to "lead," will be fundamentally different than what has gone before.