Former NATO envoy: This seems to be the end of an era

[babylonsister]

Former NATO envoy: ‘This seems to be the end of an era’
By Mark Hensch - 05/29/17 08:29 AM EDT

A former U.S. envoy to NATO says in a new interview that an era in U.S.-European relations appears to be over.

“This seems to be the end of an era, one in which the United States led and Europe followed,” Ivo H. Daalder told The New York Times. "Today, the United States is heading into a direction on key issues that seems diametrically opposite of where Europe is heading."

“The president’s failure to endorse Article 5 in a speech at NATO headquarters, his continued lambasting of Germany and other allies on trade, his apparent decision to walk away from the Paris climate agreement – all suggest that the United States is less interested in leading globally than has been the case for the lat 70 years.”

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/335519-former-nato-envoy-this-seems-to-be-the-end-of-an-era

[Wounded Bear]

1. Sad, but true...

"Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?"

Trump has obviously decided that we should side with Russia instead of our long-term allies in Western Europe.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Not true.

Daalder should know better, should know that tRump is President by a minority of Americans and that his support is slipping daily even among his core.

This will be reversed. Obviously.

[leftstreet]

3. So just wtf does the GOP House plan to do about this?

These statements coming from Merkel and other world leaders and envoys sound a bit like dog-whistling to me

yadayadayada IMPEACH THIS FUCKER yadayadayada IMPEACH THIS FUCKER

[volstork]

4. They don't care

as long as they get theirs. The rest of the world can rot in hell.

[ewagner]

12. The Repubs will be re-elected...

..in their safe, gerrymandered districts
..as long as they keep appealing to the nativists who see Europe as effete', liberal slackers..an image the GOP Plays on daily.

[Mr. Evil]

5. They will do absolutely nothing.

They're just going to sit where they are because the lobbyists are still lined up around the block waiting to hand them their free checks.

[LiberalLovinLug]

9. McCain will shuffle out, put on his worst scowl, shake his finger...

...and then forget what he was going to say

[Egnever]

15. My guess...Cheer

with a side of freedom fries.

[yallerdawg]

6. Now we have the era of the "Putin Puppet."

Well, we were warned.

[Duppers]

7. Just paused until we can get a human being in office

Instead that orange p.o.s./Puntin's penis holster (Colbert quote).

[SunSeeker]

10. The term Colbert used is "cock hammock." And it passed FCC muster, so it's legit.

http://deadline.com/2017/05/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-fcc-no-fine-mouth-cock-holster-monologue-1202101084/

[Orrex]

8. What a coincidence that this is exactly what Putin has been working to achieve

What a coincidence also that he wanted to dismantle The Paris Agreement.

And what a coincidence that he hoped to weaken the G7.


What a coincidence.

[SunSeeker]

11. As Malcolm Nance said, "Coincidence requires a lot of planning." nt

[lark]

13. No interest at all in being a global leader except in 1 aspect.

Drumpf wants to be the global leader who promotes a renaissance of the Soviet Union and the demise of the US for his own personal profit, of course.

[spanone]

14. so now we will not get intel and people will die. thanks don.

this is one man's war/hatred. fuck him and those who enable him.

the republican party will be shamed.