At the 2024 NATO Summit, President Joe Biden delivered a powerful and clear speech, emphasizing the strength and unity of the alliance. Speaking in the same venue where the original NATO treaty was signed 75 years ago, Biden began by invoking the history of the alliance. "Today, NATO is more powerful than ever, 32 nations strong," he declared, highlighting the expansion and resilience of the organization over the decades.

 

Biden praised the commitment of member nations, noting that 23 countries are now meeting the mandatory defense spending of 2% of GDP. He emphasized NATO's fundamental democratic character, asserting, "Remember NATO's character is fundamentally democratic. Always will be." He called for collective strength in response to the current geopolitical challenges, stating, "This moment in history calls for our collective strength."

 

The President turned his focus to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions. "Putin wants nothing less than Ukraine's total subjugation, to end Ukraine's democracy, and to destroy Ukraine's culture, and to wipe Ukraine off the map," he said. Biden assured the audience of NATO's resolve, proclaiming, "And you know Putin won't stop in Ukraine. Make no mistake: Ukraine can and will stop Putin."

 

In a clear contrast to former President Donald Trump's stance on NATO, Biden highlighted the bipartisan support for the military alliance in the United States. "An overwhelming bipartisan majority of Americans understand that NATO makes us all safer," he said. He painted a grim picture of a world without NATO, stressing the importance of the alliance in maintaining global peace and stability. "The American people understand what would happen if there was no NATO," he warned, suggesting a scenario of war and economic catastrophe.

 

During his speech, Biden honored NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg by awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States. Quoting former President Ronald Reagan, Biden said, "If you are threatened, we are threatened. If you are not at peace, we cannot be at peace." He praised Stoltenberg as a man of integrity and intellectual rigor, acknowledging his significant contributions to the alliance. "So much of the progress we made in the alliance is thanks to the secretary. He's a man of integrity and intellectual rigor," Biden said, adding that Stoltenberg "works across the political spectrum" in support of NATO.

 

The most significant news from Biden's speech was the announcement of additional air defense support for Ukraine. The President revealed that the US, along with Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Italy, would provide Ukraine with "dozens of additional tactical air defense systems" within months. This announcement came just a day after a children's hospital in Kyiv was hit by missiles, resulting in multiple casualties and injuries. Biden's commitment to supporting Ukraine was evident as he stated, "Ukraine can and will stop Putin."

 

Following his speech, a military choir performed "Let There Be Peace on Earth," underscoring the theme of unity and peace that Biden championed throughout his address. The President's forceful and steady delivery stood in stark contrast to his recent debate performance, which had raised questions about his political future. Biden's speech at the NATO summit was part history lesson, part call to arms, as he recounted the alliance's successes and called for continued strength and unity.

 

Biden's speech highlighted his efforts to strengthen and expand NATO, one of the notable accomplishments of his presidency. However, the road ahead for his re-election campaign is filled with challenges. His performance at the summit was just the first of many hurdles he must clear to secure a second term in office.

 

In a follow-up announcement, US officials provided more details about the additional aid to Ukraine. The package will include air defense systems such as Patriot missiles and components. Alongside Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Italy, other countries like the UK, Canada, Norway, and Spain are expected to contribute to the air defense support for Ukraine. This response follows a missile barrage from Russia that hit a children's hospital, killing 36 people and injuring 140. Ukraine's Defense Minister, Rustem Umerov, had emphasized the need for more air defense systems, and it now appears that Western allies will provide some of the necessary support.

 

Despite the focus on international security, domestic politics loomed large over the NATO meeting. The debate over whether President Biden should stay in the race for re-election continued, with some Democratic lawmakers calling for him to step aside. New Jersey Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill became the latest to urge Biden to halt his campaign, citing the high stakes and real threats facing the country. However, other Democrats, like Hank Johnson of Georgia, expressed strong support for Biden, urging the party to unite and focus on retaining the White House.

 

As Biden navigates the complexities of his re-election campaign, his speech at the NATO summit reinforced his commitment to global security and the values of the alliance. The announcement of additional aid to Ukraine and the recognition of Stoltenberg's contributions underscored the ongoing importance of NATO in addressing current and future challenges.

 

 

Credit: BBC 2024-07-10

 

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I watched it.It was a fine strong presidential speech clear concise and to the point.it certainly wasn’t a president barging onto a stage shoving other leaders and making demands like the previous guy.More about unity mutual support and the support of democracy.

1 hour ago, Tug said:

I watched it.It was a fine strong presidential speech clear concise and to the point.it certainly wasn’t a president barging onto a stage shoving other leaders and making demands like the previous guy.More about unity mutual support and the support of democracy.

I guess Joe had the font size on the teleprompter increased.

 

No thanks to President Trump for cajoling and shaming many NATO countries into fulfilling their 2% defence obligations? How ungrateful.

 

Supporting democracy is a fine idea, but I wonder why NATO is supporting Ukraine? 

1 hour ago, Tug said:

I watched it.It was a fine strong presidential speech clear concise and to the point.it certainly wasn’t a president barging onto a stage shoving other leaders and making demands like the previous guy.More about unity mutual support and the support of democracy.

When he speaks from a script he is fine.  When he is asked question or is challenged then "the wheels fall of the bus". So any guy who can read from a teleprompter can be POTUS now?  To be fair Ronald Reagan was in a similar state in his last two years in office.  I know for a fact that after he left office he and Nancy lived in Brentwood Ca and his secret service detail was more like caretakers then a protective detail.  Reagan liked to take walks at a nearby park and looked to be in a very sad state of decline. 

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1 hour ago, Tug said:

I watched it.It was a fine strong presidential speech clear concise and to the point.it certainly wasn’t a president barging onto a stage shoving other leaders and making demands like the previous guy.More about unity mutual support and the support of democracy.

 

right. the whole 2 minutes he did speak... then handing the microphone over. did nothing to restore my confidence in him. bow out joe, go take a nap. that is the only graceful thing to do at this point

13 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

I guess Joe had the font size on the teleprompter increased.

 

No thanks to President Trump for cajoling and shaming many NATO countries into fulfilling their 2% defence obligations? How ungrateful.

 

Supporting democracy is a fine idea, but I wonder why NATO is supporting Ukraine? 

We haven’t forgotten  the Dod pact during the waining days of the trump debacle they made a pact to prevent him from pulling out of nato,we haven’t forgotten his first day in office with the Russians in the Oval Office without American representation.we haven’t forgotten the helinsky betrayal.we haven’t forgotten him trying to strong arm Ukraine for false dirt on the Biden’s.we haven’t forgotten his weird behavior towards the most viscous criminal regimes on the planet.we haven’t forgotten him telling putin to have his way with nato countries.NATO supports Ukraine because they see your Putin using the same b$ ploy as hitler waging a war that is a threat to their security hope that helps but I suspect you know this allready……

11 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

 

right. the whole 2 minutes he did speak... then handing the microphone over. did nothing to restore my confidence in him. bow out joe, go take a nap. that is the only graceful thing to do at this point

Your problem is the results look at our economy our GDP our unemployment #s he has done an extraordinary job furthermore Joe Biden in a coma is far superior to trump

4 minutes ago, Tug said:

Your problem is the results look at our economy our GDP our unemployment #s he has done an extraordinary job furthermore Joe Biden in a coma is far superior to trump

 

whether i am democrat or not, there is no point debating this with you. you are, imho opinion fanatic and uncompromising in your views. and from reading your posts for months now i think that you are one of these dangerous people who if given the chance would commit hateful acts in the name of your beliefs. in no way are you moderate, you are obviously right wing... the most dangerous kind

10 minutes ago, Tug said:

Your problem is the results look at our economy our GDP our unemployment #s he has done an extraordinary job furthermore Joe Biden in a coma is far superior to trump

Not a Trump voter or supporter but "look at our economy"??? He has done an extraordinary job or his people have done an extraordrinary job in pushing things that the average American does not prioritize.  For example I went to Hertz at LAX in September 2023 and the agent kept pushing an EV.  I declined and took a compact gas powered car.  Now Hertz is selling EV's at steep discounts.  It looks like the key word in the Biden Presidency is "disconnected" with many Americans.  This election like 2020 looks to be choice of "the lesser of two evils".  If Joe is still upright on election day he might still win. 

7 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

 

whether i am democrat or not, there is no point debating this with you. you are, imho opinion fanatic and uncompromising in your views. and from reading your posts for months now i think that you are one of these dangerous people who if given the chance would commit hateful acts in the name of your beliefs. in no way are you moderate, you are obviously right wing... the most dangerous kind

When it comes to trump and trumpisum I am indeed against it heart and soul with my voice and vote I will always continue to call out threats to my country and democracy as far as violence you are mistaken that being said I’m under no illusion as to what trump represents 

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

The most significant news from Biden's speech was the announcement of additional air defense support for Ukraine. The President revealed that the US, along with Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Italy, would provide Ukraine with "dozens of additional tactical air defense systems" within months. This announcement came just a day after a children's hospital in Kyiv was hit by missiles, resulting in multiple casualties and injuries. Biden's commitment to supporting Ukraine was evident as he stated, "Ukraine can and will stop Putin."

Did he mention how much it was going to cost the taxpayers in those countries? If they can afford expensive tactical air defense systems for a country they have no treaty obligations to, why are their citizens doing so badly for lack of government funds?

52 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

 

right. the whole 2 minutes he did speak... then handing the microphone over. did nothing to restore my confidence in him. bow out joe, go take a nap. that is the only graceful thing to do at this point

I had to check after reading that and you must have been watching a different speech. On the U Tube version he spoke for 11 minutes and 46 seconds on his speech before awarding something to someone.

 

However, not all is lost. He was, of course reading something someone likely wrote for him off a teleprompter, and he made a fool of himself by reading instructions to himself.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13617635/joe-biden-nato-speech-teleprompter.html

 

I did watch a bit of it, and IMO it was as powerful as a tiny dog yapping at passing cars.

 

Seems that the US has a president that can only function when reading things off a teleprompter. Let's hope nothing calamitous happens between now and next January when the next president takes over

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

However, other Democrats, like Hank Johnson of Georgia, expressed strong support for Biden, urging the party to unite and focus on retaining the White House.

Yeah, Hank, you keep him up there making a fool of himself, as he's the best hope that Trump will win in November.

Right on man.

19 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Did he mention how much it was going to cost the taxpayers in those countries? If they can afford expensive tactical air defense systems for a country they have no treaty obligations to, why are their citizens doing so badly for lack of government funds?

It matters not one Witt to you you don’t pay taxes here furthermore the equipment and munitions are manufactured here in the states so the money stays here supporting out tax base.Its also for a good and just cause supporting a nation invaded by its neighbor.Its also been an extremely economical way to destroy Russias weapons of war……rather brilliant actually not bad for an old duffer of a president!

5 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I had to check after reading that and you must have been watching a different speech. On the U Tube version he spoke for 11 minutes and 46 seconds on his speech before awarding something to someone.

 

However, not all is lost. He was, of course reading something someone likely wrote for him off a teleprompter, and he made a fool of himself by reading instructions to himself.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13617635/joe-biden-nato-speech-teleprompter.html

 

I did watch a bit of it, and IMO it was as powerful as a tiny dog yapping at passing cars.

 

Seems that the US has a president that can only function when reading things off a teleprompter. Let's hope nothing calamitous happens between now and next January when the next president takes over

The scary thing is that Biden even drags the teleprompter to private fundraisers, held in private homes. He has it set up literally in the living room of a rich donor and then reads it to those attending.  Afterwards, takes off without interacting with or talking to the attendees.  I think a lot of the donor class are going to stay on the sidelines.

2 minutes ago, Tug said:

It matters not one Witt to you you don’t pay taxes here furthermore the equipment and munitions are manufactured here in the states so the money stays here supporting out tax base.Its also for a good and just cause supporting a nation invaded by its neighbor.Its also been an extremely economical way to destroy Russias weapons of war……rather brilliant actually not bad for an old duffer of a president!

I think most Americans would rather keep their weapons for their own soldiers, and have the $200 billion spent on their fellow citizens who are suffering and in need. The MIC is loving the Ukraine conflict, business has never been better.

2 minutes ago, Tug said:

Its also been an extremely economical way to destroy Russias weapons of war……rather brilliant actually not bad for an old duffer of a president!

 

Indeed as Linsey Graham has said, It's a cheap war for the USA. As Ukraine is willing to fight to the last man. So America doesn't have to spill it's own blood. The US is Morally Bankrupt.

 

This isn't about helping a country defend itself! This is a Proxy war where the US can fight Russia Hands off.  

Just now, Hanaguma said:

I think most Americans would rather keep their weapons for their own soldiers, and have the $200 billion spent on their fellow citizens who are suffering and in need. The MIC is loving the Ukraine conflict, business has never been better.

That same old help the homeless Cunard drug addicted people have to get sober before they can be helped there are many programs to help them allready the kicker is they have to want soberity.we have plenty of weapons allready the Ukrainians are getting the ones about to expire.and haggie when I see U TUBE videos of the orcs getting killed it saddens me deeply I know they are just for the most part guys getting fed into the meat grinder by one man that’s Mr putin all of this horror show is at his feet the blood is on his hands the Ukrainians are defending themselves and the west sees the threat to democracy it’s a horrible situation manufactured by putin no more no less

Got to try and keep the gravy train flowing!!

10 minutes ago, CharlieKo said:

 

Indeed as Linsey Graham has said, It's a cheap war for the USA. As Ukraine is willing to fight to the last man. So America doesn't have to spill it's own blood. The US is Morally Bankrupt.

 

This isn't about helping a country defend itself! This is a Proxy war where the US can fight Russia Hands off.  

The Ukrainians requested help we and Europe responded to their request they have made good use of the help provided.the Russian invaded their neighbor no more no less

Biden Highlights NATO's Strength and Commitment to Ukraine in Historic Speech

 

To find out what was wrong with the speech see Fox channel.

 

21 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I had to check after reading that and you must have been watching a different speech.

 

Actually no. I saw the one on the op that lasts 5 min. He awarded the medal for around 2.5 min

 

On the news in quebec, canada, after reading AN i saw his teleprompter fed speech. Even in a place like quebec they are saying he should step down. And, quebec is definitely a leftist socialist state. Not looking good for joey

10 minutes ago, Tug said:

The Ukrainians requested help we and Europe responded to their request they have made good use of the help provided.the Russian invaded their neighbor no more no less

 

That is the Narrative. But it's all about the US/Nato expanding Nato and placing nukes along the Russian borders. So it's a lot more than coming to the aid of an invaded country. Besides, apart from the air defence systems provided to Ukraine most of the weapons the west gave Ukraine have been old and  largely useless against Russian armaments. Not to mention Ukraine now don't have enough men to even defend Ukraine. They are losing.

  

Warty on earth is historic about this load of old codswallop? Nato, 'more powerful than ever'? Hasn't the war depleted all the stocks of arms from even the larger nations? How is it more powerful. Here's gas lighting Biden, lighting your farts. 

3 hours ago, Tug said:

I watched it.It was a fine strong presidential speech clear concise and to the point.it certainly wasn’t a president barging onto a stage shoving other leaders and making demands like the previous guy.More about unity mutual support and the support of democracy.

you just can't help it can you..<removed>. com

40 minutes ago, CharlieKo said:

 

Indeed as Linsey Graham has said, It's a cheap war for the USA. As Ukraine is willing to fight to the last man. So America doesn't have to spill it's own blood. The US is Morally Bankrupt.

 

This isn't about helping a country defend itself! This is a Proxy war where the US can fight Russia Hands off.  

They want Ukraine resources out of Russian control. They belong to the former ussr.

i see the 1 sided censorship is in effect!

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Seems that the US has a president that can only function when reading things off a teleprompter. Let's hope nothing calamitous happens between now and next January when the next president takes over

Some of this sounds right out of the Ron Burgundy movie (2004):

 

 

HELEN (leaning in) Well here's some information that you can choose to use or not use. Ron Burgundy will read anything that's put on that teleprompter. And I mean anything.

1 hour ago, Tug said:

That same old help the homeless Cunard drug addicted people have to get sober before they can be helped there are many programs to help them allready the kicker is they have to want soberity.we have plenty of weapons allready the Ukrainians are getting the ones about to expire.and haggie when I see U TUBE videos of the orcs getting killed it saddens me deeply I know they are just for the most part guys getting fed into the meat grinder by one man that’s Mr putin all of this horror show is at his feet the blood is on his hands the Ukrainians are defending themselves and the west sees the threat to democracy it’s a horrible situation manufactured by putin no more no less

It's not a canard to say that American dollars should be spent helping Americans. It is common sense. Biden has borrowed so much money that now the INTEREST alone on the national debt is more than the defense department annual budget. It has to stop. 

18 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

It's not a canard to say that American dollars should be spent helping Americans. It is common sense. Biden has borrowed so much money that now the INTEREST alone on the national debt is more than the defense department annual budget. It has to stop. 

Biden is still borrowing ($6.2 trillion) less than Trump( $8.8 trillion) and he reduced the deficit by $1.9 trillion.