NATO

The Monroe Doctrine 2.0: Europe, It’s Time to Grow Up

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For 75 years, America has been Europe’s security blanket. Maybe it’s time to fold it up. The Monroe Doctrine wasn’t about policing the entire planet—it was about protecting our own hemisphere first. NATO still matters. Article 5 still matters. But Europe’s wealthy democracies aren’t helpless children anymore. Build your armies. Fund your defense. Guard your own neighborhood. Uncle Sam can still be the backstop—but it’s time to stop treating him like an unlimited credit card with a standing military attached.

Consequences

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Trump has successfully demonstrated the tactic of threatening dire consequences to bring latent matters to the forefront, to wit: Greenland – the intended consequence was not “taking” this island but forcing Denmark to send arms to protect against China/Russia closing the new sea-lanes. The intended consequences of saying he was going to withdraw from NATO suddenly inspired the members to start paying up; and pressuring Cuba to change regimes by controlling Venezuelan oil….

NATO: Not One Inch Further

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NATO was created to keep Europe from destroying itself again. Instead, decades after the Cold War ended, the alliance kept marching east while pretending Russia would simply accept endless expansion with polite concern and a diplomatic smile. From the Balkans to Ukraine, the promises of “not one inch further” slowly became a geopolitical punchline written in bureaucratic doublespeak and missile deployments. Meanwhile, Europe outsourced its defense, America paid the bill, and the alliance drifted from deterrence into an ideological security machine increasingly disconnected from reality. The question now is no longer whether NATO once served a purpose. The question is whether it still protects peace — or whether it has become a Cold War institution sleepwalking the West toward a conflict nobody truly wants to fight.

Who needs Europe? We pay to defend them and absorb $200 billion in annual trade deficits.

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Just three years ago, Rubio and Tim Kaine succeeded in getting Congress to prohibit the president from unilaterally suspending, terminating, denouncing, or withdrawing the U.S. from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization without the approval of two-thirds of the Senate.

Trump has a hard enough time getting one-third of the Senate to agree with him, let alone two.

But he has a phone and a pen. And he has a growing plurality of Americans who believe NATO’s time ended when the Soviet Union died.

Trump will make sure he gives men and women of the military the credit they deserve: US ambassador

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US Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker discusses what Americans can expect from the president’s address to the nation on ‘America Reports.’ #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxnews #americareports #politics #political #politicalnews #government #trump #donaldtrump #nato #military #defense #america #leadership #whitehouse #nation #speech #foreignpolicy #global #war #security Don’t just watch Fox News—be part …

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The Ironic Curtain; Europeans who lived under communism hate it. Those spared pursue it.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference shook up the European leadership by reminding them of the dangers of communism. He did this because his grandpa, Pedro Víctor García, a refugee from Castro’s Cuba, taught him well about the dangers of communism.

Four Fires, One Ally With a Hose: Why NATO Has to Grow Up So America Can Survive

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At the Munich Security Conference, Secretary of State Marco Rubio did something unusual in modern diplomacy: he told the truth politely. He reaffirmed America’s commitment to Europe, praised NATO, spoke warmly about shared history and civilization—and then, in effect, slid a note across the table that read: You’re going to have to handle more of your own business.

NATO Was Yesterday: The New Fight Starts in the Western Hemisphere

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The National Security Strategy tells you what’s coming, what matters, and—most importantly—what’s about to get funded. Not because the NSS is magical. Because in Washington, priorities aren’t real until money gets thrown at them like confetti at a parade.

From Farmer Strikes to Fighter Jets: Meet NATO’s New Boss, Mark Rutte

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Hey, remember that wild farmer strike in the Netherlands a couple years back? The one where thousands of angry Dutch farmers rolled their tractors onto highways, blocked airports, and sprayed manure at government buildings because the government wanted to shut down half their farms to “save the environment”? Well — guess who was running that …

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