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Mr.WeRP

(1,098 posts)
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 02:22 PM Feb 2025

"I think that's (NATO) over" - Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-nato-2671184645/

"Unfortunately, my own view is the damage is done," he said of Trump's failures in foreign policy. "It's now irrevocable. There's not a shred of rational argument among European powers to trust the United States' commitment to NATO and Article Five."

"I think that's over," he confessed. "So, I think right now there's a scramble among all the European countries to include the Finns and the Swedes and others and who are borderline states, the Baltic states, Poland, etc., that they think they're under the gun."

He also said that he wouldn't be surprised if, in private, "they haven't basically committed themselves to wiping out any U.S. assurances."

"Well, I think it increases the likelihood of war," he said.


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"I think that's (NATO) over" - Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey (Original Post) Mr.WeRP Feb 2025 OP
United States of Europe. roamer65 Feb 2025 #1
The US and Russia are ganging up on Europe. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #2
Can't blame those nations for recognizing the threat of a Putin-Trump-Musk Mother **** balls out mobbed... Botany Feb 2025 #3

roamer65

(37,896 posts)
1. United States of Europe.
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 02:47 PM
Feb 2025

The EU is about ready to take its next evolutionary step.

A European federation of states.

Irish_Dem

(80,767 posts)
2. The US and Russia are ganging up on Europe.
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 02:59 PM
Feb 2025

They will have to unite one way or another to fight the global fascists.

Botany

(77,029 posts)
3. Can't blame those nations for recognizing the threat of a Putin-Trump-Musk Mother **** balls out mobbed...
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 03:04 PM
Feb 2025

…. Upped Christo Fascist is to them.

Trump is going full on going for a complete link with the GRU ?? Russia …. The new A.G. Says that
she will not go after foreign interference crimes and the head of intelligence under Trump is a
Proven Russian Asset…..

Damn straight those nations need to be scared of “something” with this Ribbentrop talked to
Stalin type of stuff.

A melting together of toxic powers on both side’s DNA into a threat to all of us.

Botany =

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