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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYikes! Bolton and others got the NATO agreement done before Trump could fuck it up!
If you haven't seen this already...
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/us/politics/nato-summit-trump.html
WASHINGTON Senior American national security officials, seeking to prevent President Trump from upending a formal policy agreement at last months NATO meeting, pushed the military alliances ambassadors to complete it before the forum even began.
The work to preserve the North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreement, which is usually subject to intense 11th-hour negotiations, came just weeks after Mr. Trump refused to sign off on a communiqué from the June meeting of the Group of 7 in Canada.
The rushed machinations to get the policy done, as demanded by John R. Bolton, the national security adviser, have not been previously reported. Described by European diplomats and American officials, the efforts are a sign of the lengths to which the presidents top advisers will go to protect a key and longstanding international alliance from Mr. Trumps unpredictable antipathy.
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The presidents national security team did a good job of salvaging a minimally successful outcome to the NATO summit, said James G. Stavridis, a retired four-star admiral who also once served as the supreme allied commander for Europe.
But, he added, it is unfortunate that the presidents apparent personal animus continues to create friction in an alliance that has stood the test of time.
The work to preserve the North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreement, which is usually subject to intense 11th-hour negotiations, came just weeks after Mr. Trump refused to sign off on a communiqué from the June meeting of the Group of 7 in Canada.
The rushed machinations to get the policy done, as demanded by John R. Bolton, the national security adviser, have not been previously reported. Described by European diplomats and American officials, the efforts are a sign of the lengths to which the presidents top advisers will go to protect a key and longstanding international alliance from Mr. Trumps unpredictable antipathy.
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The presidents national security team did a good job of salvaging a minimally successful outcome to the NATO summit, said James G. Stavridis, a retired four-star admiral who also once served as the supreme allied commander for Europe.
But, he added, it is unfortunate that the presidents apparent personal animus continues to create friction in an alliance that has stood the test of time.
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Yikes! Bolton and others got the NATO agreement done before Trump could fuck it up! (Original Post)
TreasonousBastard
Aug 2018
OP
Yeah, he is. But this time he actually got the job done-- whatsat say about Trump?
TreasonousBastard
Aug 2018
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oberliner
(58,724 posts)1. Bolton is the worst
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)2. Yeah, he is. But this time he actually got the job done-- whatsat say about Trump?
oberliner
(58,724 posts)3. Trump is clueless about international affairs
Bolton wants to bomb Iran (preferably with the Europeans on board).
Not sure which one of them is more dangerous.
Zambero
(8,964 posts)4. Once again, truth is stranger than fiction
It speaks volumes when the likes of John Bolton sees fit to run interference in order to prevent his man-child boss from wielding a wrecking ball against long-standing alliances.