Sildid
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@SavchenkoReview Witkoff is only interested in the deal in Iran and Syria, representing Israeli interests with Kushner Kushner family knows Netanyahu since his childhood Kushner does not care about Ukraine at all
@marcorubio He’s either lying now, or he was lying days after the war started. Rubio clearly stated Israel was about to strike, so they had to join in order to preempt an Iranian strike on US assets. Iran was never an imminent threat, just another war for Israel.
The Europeans are not dealing with “a man.” They are dealing with the United States of America. The United States needed the most innocuous kind of cooperation from them. They denied the United States that cooperation. The implied argument is that their obligations within our alliance depend on whether they like the guy we chose as our president. “Sure, we’re allies…if we approve of who you elected.” Nope. We are not going to forget, and we’re not going to forgive. I’m indifferent to their excuses or their rationalizations. The United States of America needed their help and not very much help. They turned us down. That changes everything. And they aren’t going to like how it changes everything.
🚨🧵 Stoltenberg developed a decade-long friendship with Kirillov, KGB officer tasked with recruiting agents in Oslo, because Kirillov was a "a knowledgeable and interesting conversation partner." KGB codenamed agent Stoltenberg 'Steklov.' (Made of Glass) newsinenglish.no/2016/10/14/sto…
NATO’s 2nd Secretary General, Hastings Ismay, famously said “The purpose of NATO is to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down.” For @SecGenNATO next week, the goal remains to keep the Russians out & the Americans in, but to drag up the Germans, Spaniards, Italians et al. Rutte needs to show up with a plan to do that. I have on several occasions suggested some hard-hitting reforms that leave NATO intact while penalizing low-performers. 👇
Denmark planned to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded, reports say bbc.com/news/articles/…
Denmark planned to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded, reports say bbc.com/news/articles/…
Inside the German state trying to break free from Microsoft ft.trib.al/9uT4fLA
The troops in Europe are not defending Europe but rather our access to dozens of US bases across Europe which enable us to defend our interests on three Continents and critical routes such as Suez and Mediterranean. 100K troops in Europe…that would almost fill Michigan Stadium.
Even if you did not support Trumps decision to launch of war of choice against Iran (like me), restricting the use of US airbases in NATO countries imprudently damages NATO unity. Yes, Trumps threats to invade/annex NATO countries does too. But 2 wrongs don’t make a right.
The troops in Europe are not defending Europe but rather our access to dozens of US bases across Europe which enable us to defend our interests on three Continents and critical routes such as Suez and Mediterranean. 100K troops in Europe…that would almost fill Michigan Stadium.
The casuistry here is remarkable. This is the simple reality: Like most Americans, most Europeans think this war is a bad idea.Their governments are being asked to take a huge risk by a man who has proved unreliable, volatile and intemperate over and over. Who would do that?
NATO has completely abandoned Washington. And Europe will probably break from Trump’s madhouse before it’s too late. Gandalv / @Microinteracti1
@FT The Eastern flank should not be treated as a buffer zone either its protected or Russians be allowed to march through if the Eastern flank does not get any real help from the rest of the EU then they might as well allow Russians to bypass freely to Germany
