Why should Trump care about what NATO? Why is the US even still in NATO? Or do you think Russia is a threat to the USA?

22 hours ago, annotator said:

Why should Trump care about what NATO? Why is the US even still in NATO? Or do you think Russia is a threat to the USA?

NATO is importatnt to the USA.

NATO will have to (Article 5) assist the USA when it attacks China over Taiwan.

That's why Trump is so insistant that NATO Europe re-arm to 5% GDP.

There were NATO troops in Afghanistan.

Luxembourg even sent two military men.

 

23 hours ago, annotator said:

Why should Trump care about what NATO? Why is the US even still in NATO? Or do you think Russia is a threat to the USA?

It is better to keep your friends close & your enemies closer. Plus he made

them pay into defense services .

Daddy the Goat.

 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/06/president-trumps-leadership-vision-drives-nato-breakthrough/

1 hour ago, jayceenik said:

NATO will have to (Article 5) assist the USA when it attacks China over Taiwan.

 

I know NATO has to assist when a member is attacked, but is that also the case when a member decides to attack another country?

 

I don't think so

1 hour ago, riclag said:

It is better to keep your friends close & your enemies closer. Plus he made

them pay into defense services .

Daddy the Goat.

 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/06/president-trumps-leadership-vision-drives-nato-breakthrough/

Why are they our enemies? I don't think that they are are enemies any more than they are our friends. Why does it matter to you how the European governments spend their money? They are plenty wealthy enough to take care of themselves if they want to. Why should the US be subsidizing them at all? Or do you believe that there is a threat from Russia, a threat that could hurt the USA? And that we need to assist the Europeans to persuade them?

2 hours ago, jayceenik said:

NATO is importatnt to the USA.

NATO will have to (Article 5) assist the USA when it attacks China over Taiwan.

That's why Trump is so insistant that NATO Europe re-arm to 5% GDP.

There were NATO troops in Afghanistan.

Luxembourg even sent two military men.

 

As CallumWK pointed out, it's a mutual defense treaty. Not a mutual offense treaty. Individual countries that are members of NATO were free to send their troops to Afghanistan. But they weren't there as NATO troops.

22 hours ago, CallumWK said:

 

I know NATO has to assist when a member is attacked, but is that also the case when a member decides to attack another country?

 

I don't think so

 

The USA will easily manufacture a Gulf of Tonkin incident.

"Remember the Maine"

They (NATO) are learning how to (work) a mentality ill president much as putin and Kim have.

5 hours ago, Tug said:

They (NATO) are learning how to (work) a mentality ill president much as putin and Kim have.

And Xi.