NATO is important to all members. When you speak of "value" of NATO, view from the perspective of Trump, the businessman. He doesn't see the US getting appropriate value for the dollars spent versus what many in NATO are spending. It's all a value proposition.
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But there is a value to NATO beyond dollars - that even if U.S. were shouldering even more burden the now, would still be of benefit to U.S. Trump doesn’t sound as though he appreciates this intrinsic benefit.
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I hear you, but perhaps Trump would come to understand the intrinsic value of NATO if they were paying for their fair share of their mutual defense. His priority is the $, not non measurables. Intrinsic benefits don't compute with Putin. Arms and armies unfortunately do.
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The deal is about a relationship to help protect everyone involved and you can’t renegotiate every deal to suit his desire
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Pay up who? NATO goal is for each member nation spend 2% of GDP on own defense by 2024. Most have moved toward that goal over the last 4 years before
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Trump is ginning up a reason to remove us from NATO. The NATO allies have until 2024 to reach the 2% defense spending goal. So all of this blathering in 2018 is strictly to convince his base that NATO is bad. And it seems to be working.
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Europe has 3x the population and 10x the GDP as Russia, why do we need to protect them? How many French troops are coming here if Cuba attacks Florida? My guess is zero.
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The value of NATO or the value of NATO when Germans are making secret gas deals worth billions with Putin and Turkey is deploying Russian defense systems?
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So you're reacting to how he said it, and not what he said? Stop being so emotional and sensitive.
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David, David, David. Haven't seen u for a while.
but many also think he is handling it just right.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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To those on the left, it sounds as though he questions value of NATO, to those on the right it sounds like Trump is finally forcing European allies to pay up……
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