In a stunning shift announced today, NATO stripped the United States of key NATO commands

[surfered]

The beginning of the end of NATO.

https://civilwarii.substack.com/p/us-stripped-from-key-nato-commands

[Easterncedar]

1. Shocking. They are right to do it but goddam this is a bad sign

[ck4829]

2. I hope not. NATO is more important than the office of president, and I don't think I'm alone in saying that.

If I have to choose between NATO and the White House, I will pick NATO every time, and I don't even care who is president at the time.

[Cha]

14. I Choose Any Democratic Institution and/Or

Country Over the Fascist PEDO WH.. of course!

A Democratic President would be a Part of NATO Against the Fascist Dictators of the World... like Russia, China, North Korea,...

The Rest Listed Here...

Current World Dictators

https://planetrulers.com/current-dictators/

[greatauntoftriplets]

26. Same here.

I'm on NATO's side, also the EU's.

[sheshe2]

28. I am right there with you.

[Whyisthisstillclose]

3. tRump administration: tearing apart alliances that served

the world well for over 80 years in a matter of months.

[SheltieLover]

4. I'm sure pootin is thrilled

[msongs]

5. any news confirmation? nt

[Bev54]

11. This happened about a week ago so I am pretty sure you can find

news sources, I remember reading a few.

[Bread and Circuses]

6. NATO and the Europeans know the US is not going to....

Right itself in the next election or two.

This county is institutionalized fascism, fully supported by billionaires .

I’m rooting for the Europeans to rise in economic, military and political power.


👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[Cha]

16. The last part sounds Grand...

Also Hoping For This!

[wnylib]

23. Spot on. Europe has seen this movie before.

They know what's happening and are dealing with it.

[SunSeeker]

25. They're already rising faster than us in economic power.

I watched this clip of economist Justin Wolpers who pointed out that although it is nice that our stock market rose 16% over the last year to hit 50,000 for the Dow, the European stock market rose 38% during that same time period.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=21029121

[Irish_Dem]

7. Our enemies are thrilled. Mission accomplished.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

8. Well it's dated a week ago

so didn't happen "today."

Fearmongers' delight.

[BaronChocula]

9. Looks like a demotion

Last edited Wed Feb 18, 2026, 11:47 PM - Edit history (1)

Not a dissolution. Lardass could respond by withdrawing in which case NATO will become strictly a European entity, so I think.

On edit: Ooops, forgot about Canada.

[RockRaven]

10. Deservedly so. Americans chose to elect an untrustworthy, corrupt, traitorous fool

and now our military and intelligence services are likewise as a result.

This was all avoidable. Everyone you know who voted for The Dotard or didn't vote at all are the authors of this sad chapter. This is all on all of them.

[FakeNoose]

12. I hope this bothers the HELL out of the R-voting Veterans in this country

Are they finally paying attention?

[Beartracks]

13. Are we great yet? Are we respected around the world again yet?

[Iggo]

15. Another success for Trump/Putin.

[ybbor]

17. This happened last week

Someone posted it then.

Still stupid crazy turn of events.

Apparently, the French and another country that I can’t recall shared bogus info with US intelligence, and it ended up in Russia’s hands, so they knew we could no longer be trusted. Pretty sad.

[ShazzieB]

18. I do not blame NATO one bit.☹️

I really don't see how NATO has any other choice. Anyone with half a brain knows that Trump is irresponsible, unreliable, and incompetent. Trusting him with any responsibility whatsoever would be madness. (And yet here WE are, stuck with him. )

NATO is doing what they need to do, pure and simple. This sucks beyond belief, but it's all HIS fault and the fault of those who enable him. (Spineless Republican wienies in Congress, I'm looking at ALL of you! )

[lame54]

19. Nato will survive without us...

It will need to because of us

[MissouriDem47]

20. Putin is Ecstatic

Trump will have accomplished the job Putin wanted him to do.

[Martin Eden]

21. Yep

Russia Russia Russia is not a hoax.

[niyad]

29. It was never a hoax.

[iemanja]

22. It signals the US' diminished influence and

The rise of European command over NATO. That is not the end of NATO.

[Historic NY]

24. NATO Commands do rotate this giving Europe more control

The United States will turn over two of NATO's major command posts - in Naples, Italy and Norfolk, Virginia - to European officers, a military source told Reuters on Monday.
The move is in keeping with U.S. President Donald Trump's demands that European nations take more responsibility for their own security. His administration has called for the military alliance, long dominated by the United States, to become a "European-led NATO".

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-turn-over-2-nato-command-posts-europeans-military-source-says-2026-02-09/]

[Deuxcents]

27. Can TSF evict them from their offices in NYC?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

30. NATO is tired of trump and may be worried about trump's love of Putin

This move did not surprise me

[Scubamatt]

31. And Vlad just smiles . . . .

Future historians are going to wonder at the mass delusion that is Trumpism. I'm so old I remember when Republicans used to be against anything that Russia wanted . . .

[bluestarone]

32. Pooty rumpy plan from yhe beginning.

America has to make a decision, and make a decision SOON! Very SCARY shit happening here.