Liz Cheney Blasts Trump Plan To Charge Allies A Premium On U.S. Troops

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Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the third-ranking House Republican, on Sunday criticized President Donald Trump’s reported plan to force U.S. allies to pay billions of dollars more for hosting American troops on their soil.

Under a new formula devised by the president, allies such as Japan and South Korea would potentially pay Washington the full cost of stationing U.S. troops in their territory, plus an additional 50 percent.

The formula, which Trump has dubbed “cost plus 50,” could cause affected countries to contribute five times what they currently do, according to The Washington Post.

Cheney, a daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, told NBC’s “Meet The Press” that the impact of this plan would be “absolutely devastating” to U.S. diplomacy.

“We benefit tremendously ... [from] our bases and our cooperation with our allies,” she told host Chuck Todd. “The notion that we are somehow now going to charge them cost plus 50 is really, it’s wrongheaded and it would be devastating to the security of our nation and to our allies.”

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/top-house-republican-blasts-trump-154833987.html

That's what Putin is counting on.

[still_one]

1. Wow, I actually agree with Liz Cheney on this. The allies will just tell the U.S. to leave

[JHB]

7. That's because Cheney is merely RWingnut, and not gonzo dumbf**k

You know who should pay? Republicans, for putting this howler monkey in the Oval Office.

[still_one]

11. She is pretty crazy though

[riversedge]

2. I give credit where due. Good move Cheney.

[JHB]

8. Still, the bar is so low for "good move", all she needed to do to clear it...

...was stay at surface level, not tunnel underground like the rest of her Republican brethren.

[JI7]

3. Trump is following Putin's Orders with this

[Doreen]

4. What people are forgetting is that according to trump

they are not our allies. Russia, NK, Saudia Arabia, and any other oppressive countries.

[procon]

5. Trump aims to turn government into a profit taking business.

Where those profits end up is a concern. A bigger, more aggressive military seems top of the list, perhaps necessary given than Trump is systematically alienating our allies so our enemies will be legion.

[bullwinkle428]

6. Is this April Fool's Day?

[JHB]

9. Under the Trump administration, EVERY day is April 1.

[peggysue2]

10. LOL!!

As if everything else the Trumpster has done hasn't been 'absolutely devastating' to US diplomacy. The Trumpster is trying his hardest to make the United States a pariah in the world, particularly with our allies.

Who benefits??? Does his name start with "P"?

[Vinca]

12. Hell's an ice skating rink, right? I actually agree with Liz Cheney.

[no_hypocrisy]

13. Is Trump also going to charge countries for staging our nukes?

Or will he pull them out?