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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump calls out 'very aggressive' Montenegro in latest NATO jibe
I am ready to smack Trump to timbucktoo!!
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Trump calls out 'very aggressive' Montenegro in latest NATO jibe
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/trump-calls-out-very-aggressive-montenegro-latest-nato-jibe-n892311?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma
The U.S. ally which is smaller than Connecticut and about as populous as Baltimore found itself in the president's crosshairs.
by Alexander Smith / Jul.18.2018 / 6:13 AM ET / Updated 6:55 AM ET
LONDON In the 12 short years since Montenegro regained its independence, the European country has joined NATO, boosted its defense spending, and according to official figures contributes more troops per capita to the war in Afghanistan than the United States.
Yet this U.S. ally smaller than Connecticut and about as populous as Baltimore found itself in President Donald Trump's crosshairs late Tuesday as he once again criticized NATO.
The president suggested he would be unhappy defending "tiny" Montenegro if it were attacked, calling into question NATO's central principle of mutual defense.
He also questioned whether the country's "very aggressive people" could draw NATO into a war with Russia.
Like other presidents before him, Trump wants smaller NATO members to pull their weight by spending more on their militaries. But he's the first to directly challenge the alliance's mutual defense clause. Critics say that destabilizes one of the foundations of the post-World War II Western world.
Trump did not bring up Montenegro himself. It was used as an example by Tucker Carlson during an interview on Fox News.
"Membership in NATO obligates the members to defend any other member that's attacked," Carlson said. "So lets say Montenegro, which joined last year, is attacked. Why should my son go to Montenegro to defend it from attack?"...................................
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President Donald Trump, Montenegro President Milo Dukanovic and other NATO leaders attend the military alliance's summit in Brussels, Belgium, on July 11.Abaca Press / Sipa USA via AP
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Shelly Lorine
@sandrewsporter
8h8 hours ago
Yeah I really doubt Trump knows what a Montenegro is. He must have heard this from Putin.
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KathyInCali
@Love_Cookin
5h5 hours ago
Im guessing that he sees the word negro in there and automatically wants to do nothing help them. Well that, and Vladdy tells him what to do....🙄
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Outraged Academic
@SequesterTales
8h8 hours ago
Replying to @NBCNews
So now we know Montenegro was one of the things Putin & #PutinsPuppet talked about during their private meeting. You can bet anything #Spanky says over the next week was fed to him by his boss.
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Kristin White
@KWMystic
6h6 hours ago
ESPECIALLY anything obscure or complicated or above a 4th grade comprehension level like Montenegro's history in joining the NATO alliance.
Then it's OBVIOUSLY on #PutinsPuppet 's #HoneyDo list.
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Trump calls out 'very aggressive' Montenegro in latest NATO jibe (Original Post)
riversedge
Jul 2018
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asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)1. Carlson brought up Montenegro for trump - pre planned IMHO
Trump did not bring up Montenegro himself. It was used as an example by Tucker Carlson during an interview on Fox News. MORE THAN AN EXAMPLE....IMHO
edbermac
(15,919 posts)2. We should be more worried about Monaco.