In Defense of the Baltics
So Donald Trump
doesn’t want to protect the Baltic states against Russian President
Vladimir Putin. Costs too much. This, basically, is what the Republican
candidate for president of the United States said in an interview with the New York Times on July 21.
“Can the members of NATO, including the new members in the Baltics,
count on the United States to come to their military aid if they were
attacked by Russia? And count on us fulfilling our obligations?” asked
the newspaper. Trump replied, “Have they fulfilled their obligations to
us? If they fulfill their obligations to us, the answer is yes.”
And if not? Earlier in the interview, Trump said, “If we cannot be
properly reimbursed for the tremendous cost of our military protecting
other countries . . . I would be absolutely prepared to tell those
countries, ‘Congratulations, you will be defending yourself.’”
Wow. http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=64244&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTWpRMU5UUXlZMkpsWlRobSIsInQiOiJ3aFlNOFZ0XC83TEpFT3VOTjBKS1ZSMldwXC9GM0hmazUxYWlwWnpMUEI3NlR3OFwvaFIyNkRobEpaNUJQTWpYeDM0TTBcLzdxeWVGcDd5RXN6V3U4N01Ba3FRUFM0ZWFXWmJock15Q0RPOEhzZ2M9In0%3D
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