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https://politicalwire.com/2018/07/12/trump-threatens-nato-that-hell-do-his-own-thing/Trump Threatens NATO That Hell Do His Own Thing
July 12, 2018 at 6:53 am EDTBy Taegan Goddard
It was not clear whether Trump was threatening a U.S. withdrawal from NATO, but some diplomats perceived his comments that way.
Trump told NATO leaders that if they did not meet their defense spending targets of 2 percent of gross domestic product by January, the United States would go it alone The officials said Trump threatened to do his own thing.
Politico: Some officials urged caution in interpreting Trumps remarks, but say allies clearly heard a threat.
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)pathetic
sellitman
(11,596 posts)The Fake Press will be all over it.
lpbk2713
(42,696 posts)He certainly should be on any top ten list of threats to our planet.
C_U_L8R
(44,889 posts)Does he even know what NATO is?
D_Master81
(1,822 posts)came out in 2003 i think where Chris Rock and Bernie Mac are running for Pres/VP and Mac is asked on TV about NATO and he thinks its a person. LOL! I've said recently that movie was ahead of its time.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,129 posts)RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)Doesn't even pass the common sense test.
Go it alone how, exactly?
There are quite a few NATO troops in Afghanistan.
lame54
(35,130 posts)D_Master81
(1,822 posts)B/c at the end of the day, everyone but him is an adult and doesnt want the world to descend into an abyss so they decide to give something, which the dotard touts as the greatest thing America has ever done on the world stage. Look at NK, he pretty much got nothing, but NK made some vague concessions. But before that he had everyone thinking he might nuke them. Its just how he operates, I cant imagine trying to do any kind of deal w/ him in real estate where there arent the perameters of government to go through.