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NATO Ambassador Whitaker: "We're working right now to have our European allies & Canada take over the convention defense of the European continent. That's going to free up the United States to project power globally and deal with things like the Pacific situations that we may confront in the future"

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The last time Europe was in charge of its own “conventional defense”, it was called the Wehrmacht. What we’ve been paying for with our military bases is not having to worry about Europe as a military threat, and we’ll most likely regret Trump’s false economies.

Eliminating support bases in Europe would save $. And as we found out in the gulf, it’s a double edge sword. These bases become an easy target from drones and missiles, reducing their refueling value.

There’s been a lot of rhetoric about “our hemisphere” lately. I suspect that’s a near-term focus: graduating from blowing up fishing boats and abducting Maduro to full-scale takeovers of our southern (and northern?) neighbors.

Seems to me that their projecting power globally is the root cause of much of the instability in the world. So, sure, go project that power in the Pacific and get into a big pissing match with China!

Wait a minute, by not taking care of Europe, we will be able to project power globally? Weren't we projecting power globally when we were part of NATO helping Europe defend itself from Russia?? how is that not projecting global power?

Translation: "We're working on a plan to facilitate the subjugation of Europe to a Stalinist KGB dictator who keeps Demento Donorrhea on a short leash, so that he can spend more time cozying up to dictators in Asia."

So the US needs to "project power globally ...like the Pacific situations...in the future." In the present, Sir, Russia is destroying Ukraine, committing war crimes. That is the immediate, urgent human rights crisis. "Projecting power" should not hinder aid to Ukraine. But Trump is Putin's puppet.

Is this the ambassador for the country that can’t win a war against Iran but believes it can project power globally lol. The extent of delusion is spreading.

Not quite sure if these comments will fill other NATO members with confidence in America’s role in the organisation, I am positive that Putin will be very happy with the way Trump is destroying the Western alliance from the inside

We don’t need to project anything let alone global military power before we regain US credibility and reputation. No one trusts us to keep deals, pacts or even trade agreements. This regime is all about war and violent abuses and ignoring kitchen table issues.

NATO is a DEFENSIVE pact, does not have to answer to any problem, what was started by one of the members (US), as that's not defensive. US started it, US has to end it :D

Wow thank god you guys spend so much on your military that you can’t have universal health care, parental leave, unemployment insurance, free dental care for seniors, cheap tuition for “ prestige” universities…….

He lies. Trump lies. Allies have been there for the US, but US illegally launched a war vs Iran, so that's not part of North Atlantic defense. They also can't & won't be involved in war crimes. Only US has invoked Article 5 & NATO countries came to their aid multiple times bsky.app/profile/ocan...

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Canada & Europe already contribute more to NATO financially & militarily. Per Capita, US pays 2nd least to NATO. US also stopped supporting Ukraine's defense. This doesn't free up much. Likely about how EU countries won't let the US use their bases in an illegal war. Also violates N Atlantic Treaty

To project power globally? You mean colonization? Actually it's better for Canada and Europe to take control it's clear the US is weak and has never done anything but bully the world since WWII. No one should have full veto power and all votes should be based on majority and not one country or all.

The Greatest Generation built those European alliances and a draft dodging rapist is undoing that. If we were going to toughen up in the Pacific, Trump and his lackeys would have called out China for helping Iran target our troops…but they didn’t, they made excuses for China.

We are hearing words from the mouth of a representative of a country whose Trump administration is mired in dirty money from the Kremlin mafia; we can expect nothing more. We wish the US good luck.👏👏👏👏👏

No. You're not working on that. Canada & EU formed a security and defense partnership outside of NATO in 2025, because your administration has become unreliable and unpredictable. As a result, you're also being cut out of EU defense contracts.

After the US stole arms that were bought by European countries from the US. Most was meant for Ukraine, US took it all to use in it's war vs Iran. In total worth more than 1 billion. Also Trump threatened to use a kill switch on owned US arms & no longer supply parts. bsky.app/profile/mini...

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Fascinating to hear people in this administration say that Canada is entirely dependent on the US for defense and that they can defend Europe. Pick a lie, guys.

Lets stop helping the global community from actual real threats, wars and disasters and concentrate on one's that may happen, but probably won't! But if they do happen, we'll expect the global community, that we ignored, rush to our aid 🙄

How unfortunate that this fool is being given a platform to speak. He doesn’t represent what the overwhelming majority of American people want… we need to constrain this regime ASAP. Midterms: 50 days !!

"I shit my pants and the loyal US allies that I have continuously threatened with invasion and attacked with tariffs refuse to change my diaper, waaaaaa 😭" Sounds like a job for Natalie! (diaper bag getting bigger and bigger BTW)

Europe isn’t part of the globe, apparently. You can see why the previous highlight of that guy’s public career was selling toilet bowls to men who claim their genitalia are just too enormous for standard bathroom fittings. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

Make up your mind, MAGAts. Do you ridiculously want Canada to be our 51st state or do you want Canada to be one of the most powerful nations protecting all of Europe b/c trump, bibi and putin have destroyed our military stockpiles, & with a dumb, traitorous immoral demented leader, made us too weak?

Get ready for US base closures in the future. US will lose its leverage in Europe. In about 10 yrs the global order will be completely different. Not good for the US. This is what Trump’s incompetence will have brought

We're still allies are we! You wouldn't have thought so given how you've been carrying on since Trump took office. Sort yourselves out!