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@ SLCW
2025-03-06 09:54:56
I think leaving NATO would be among the dumbest things he's ever done. NATO is the most successful military alliance in world history, and has been built from the ground up, by the United States, to address US needs. Trump likes to clamor on about how nothing is fair, and how other member nations are taking advantage of the US but A) member nations don't pay into NATO, like its a fund, and B) The United States remains the only member nation to ever call upon the alliance in their defense.
All his reasons for wanting to leave are the result of ignorance of the facts, and a failure to understand what the alliance actually is, and how it works. It's embarrassing, really. All of the US concerns about China are also held by the other member nations. Effectively throwing away a massive military force at your disposal, which is needed to combat another massive military force like China is just stupid. Because America would have a very difficult time combating China militarily on its own. The NATO alliance would be incredibly helpful in combating the Asian superpower.
And no matter what Trump thinks about Putin helping him against China, that ain't gonna happen because China, unlike the US, is a neighbor of Russia and they share logistical and strategic interests that go well beyond Trump's comprehension. Russia isn't going the have America's back in a fight with China.
I just hope there's one or two people left in his administration who understand the benefits of NATO, and the geopolitical realities of our increasingly strained relationship with China, and the role Russia plays between the two nations.