Whenever President Trump is dealing with NATO issues, there is always
the question of whether Trump is going to praise NATO as the greatest
thing since sliced bread, mock them as a relic of the past, or somehow
manage to do both at once.
Meeting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday, Trump played
up the pledges for increased military spending, while pushing for even
more. He also cheered the “great strides” made in Afghanistan militarily by NATO, while terming the war ‘ridiculous.’
Trump is well known to be weary of the Afghan War, and hopeful of making
a negotiated deal with the Taliban to withdraw from the nation. It’s a
good thing this was known beforehand, as he did not elaborate beyond
calling the war “unfortunate” and “ridiculous.”
Stoltenberg praised Trump for his “strong leadership,” while saying that
some nations could disagree on the exact direction of the alliance. The
two also declared their unity on withdrawing the US from the
Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
“Rediculous” ? That why you sent in an additional 7000 troops in 17, and doubled down on airstrikes ? You make Manson look like a Quaker.
If NATO really finds positive the withdrawing from treaties so as to allow more violence, as it will, we are reassured of the obsolete and dangerous organization it really is, and 70 years of it is more than enough. Disband NATO and try peace for a change.
Here is an article that looks at America’s greatest failure in Afghanistan:
https://viableopposition.blogspot.com/2018/10/americas-biggest-failure-in-afghanistan.html
Washington seems to be incapable of understanding that there are always unintended consequences to its nation-building exercises.
Trump likes Stoltenberg because he kisses Trump’s ass. Stoltenberg kisses Trump’s ass because he knows he’s an egotistical moron. A marriage made in heaven(if there was one).
Trump only wants to engage in “fortunate” wars now, like those in Iran and Venezuela. Sanctioning their poverty-stricken populations and threatening military intervention is Trump dog whistling to the fortunate few, the big oil corpse and the evil banksters. They make their fortunes off of human misery and mayhem, and are Trump’s biggest supporters. Maybe Trumpsters will eventually realize that.
the trump knows that uncle samuel’s job in afghanistan is to keep the opium safe and continuous.
> Trump is well known to be weary of the Afghan War
So cute when someone who sends _other people_ to suffer in the war is weary of it
Not sure how you make “great strides” in a “ridiculous” war. Not sure how you make great anything in a war…period. Most certainly the CIA has made a lot of profits moving Afghan heroin around the globe through its distribution networks. Certainly folks like Haliburton, Blackwater/Xe, etc. have made massive profits, as has every other blood profiteer, but other than that??