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bucolic_frolic

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4. Right wing hatred of the UN has been floated for decades

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2018, 06:42 AM

Jul 2018

They threw out their venom as a matter of sovereignty. Then a matter of budget. Then the policies we had to agree with, or face tough choices about. Then reproductive rights. It never stops.

Trump tinkers with NATO for some reason. Someone is pushing him. I doubt it's just Putin, since these ideas have been around awhile, pre-Putin's Russia for instance.

NATO is a Treaty to which the US is part, which we signed in 1949 as a founding member.

Trump is spending more and more on defense, but reducing support for NATO? What's he going to to with all this money spent on defense? More tax cuts for himself, probably.

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Trump says NATO nations make major new defense spending commitments after he upends summit [View all] Arkansas Granny Jul 2018 OP

The idiot probably wants to withdraw and join the Warsaw Pact. George II Jul 2018 #1

Breaking up nato is putin's dream so of course trump will do it Fullduplexxx Jul 2018 #2

I wondered the same thing. Don't we have a treaty, Mc Mike Jul 2018 #3

NATO "North Atlantic Treaty Organization" BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #7

Good info, thanks BR. Mc Mike Jul 2018 #8

And note this - BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #12

So treaties are constitutional law. Enforceable. Mc Mike Jul 2018 #19

Another treaty to look out for is this BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #20

I've been watching Philly hang tough, rooting for you. We're trying to help out over here. Mc Mike Jul 2018 #21

It's all just sad. BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #22

Those high crimes-committing felons have got to go down. Mc Mike Jul 2018 #24

😀 BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #25

Right wing hatred of the UN has been floated for decades bucolic_frolic Jul 2018 #4

And the right wing unreasonable fear PatSeg Jul 2018 #16

Which jives with bucolic_frolic Jul 2018 #17

This is true, very consistent PatSeg Jul 2018 #23

They'll gettr done chump Maxheader Jul 2018 #5

Maybe someone watoos Jul 2018 #6

'Do his own thing' according to his master's bidding, Putin. keithbvadu2 Jul 2018 #9

I thought 'do his own thing' meant 'eat, golf, sexually assault, steal, and bloviate'. nt Mc Mike Jul 2018 #11

Macron has already come out and said he's full of shit. Vinca Jul 2018 #10

I think this would require approval from the Senate YessirAtsaFact Jul 2018 #13

He needs to send an invoice to Russia, they're the reason for NATO FakeNoose Jul 2018 #14

What our allies really need to do now, duforsure Jul 2018 #15

Liar. sinkingfeeling Jul 2018 #18