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Functionally, us not participating in defense coordination mechanisms is the equivalent of leaving NATO, as we would not be able to unify response.
by alephnerd 10mo ago
Functionally, us not participating in defense coordination mechanisms is the equivalent of leaving NATO, as we would not be able to unify response.
- cvwright 10mo agoBy that logic, the European members who didn’t meet their defense spending obligations for years and years have already left NATO too.
- alephnerd 10mo agoThat's the implication the administration is trying to force. Basically, we are leaving Europe because we no longer have a commitment there and concentrate on Asia and the Americas. This has been a stated policy objective of ours for almost 2 decades now.