I talked to Brianna Keilor of CNN’s News Central about the upcoming meeting (since concluded) between NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Donald Trump on Wednesday.
The mood music going into the meeting was not sounding good, with Trump continuing to say that NATO is never there for us nor ever will. That’s dead wrong, of course. And Rutte no doubt tried to explain that the war against Iran would not have been possible without the US of European bases and airspace and logistical support. But facts have never swayed a man like Trump who is convinced he knows best. And so the Alliance will continue to teeter, with growing questions about America’s commitment to NATO and a growing need for its non-US members to build up their own militaries and reduce their dependence on the United States.
