First 20,000 missiles, now anti-drone systems… it’s strange that NATO countries expect the US to protect them. If Trump betrayed Ukraine, he will betray all of Europe.
The Pentagon notified Congress last week that it will be diverting critical anti-drone technology that had been allocated for Ukraine to US Air Force units in the Middle East, according to correspondence obtained by CNN and people familiar with the matter.
The move reflects the US’ shifting defense priorities under President Donald Trump – toward the Middle East and the Pacific – and the fact that US stockpiles of some defense components are becoming increasingly stretched.
The technology, proximity fuzes for the rockets Ukraine uses to shoot down Russian drones, was redirected from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) to Air Force Central Command on orders from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, according to the correspondence dated May 29 and sent to the Senate and House Armed Services committees.
Ummm, yeah. You didn’t actually read what I wrote. I never said the US would respect its alliances…I said the rest of NATO would. If Trump is banking on Europe bailing on their promises first, in order to justify his own betrayal, then it isn’t going to work.
Unlike him, the rest of NATO understands the importance of being unified in their objectives, .even if sometimes that unity is just for show.
As for the rest of us hay you were talking about…I think you have vastly overestimated Trump’s intellectual grasp of history. He doesn’t give a shit about US / European history. He doesn’t even fucking read. He cares about money. Right now…and how much. He will do whatever he is paid to do, as long as you outbid the competition. None of that other shit matters.
I understand that NATO will not betray USA. But I have a question. Will NATO protect USA if USA provokes Middle East? Let’s say something big happens that makes all the Arab countries rise up against Israel, and the US becomes Israel’s ally in the war. Then they will attack the US too…
Yes, they would…insofar as defense is concerned. They won’t necessarily aid the US in acts of aggression or escalation, but they will absolutely defend US forces in the region. But, just to be clear…Israel is not a NATO member…so as far as Article 5 is concerned, they are not an obligation, the way the US is. If the US chooses to step in on their behalf, NATO is not required to get involved.
This would be similar to what happened after 9/11. NATO all came to the US’s defense when it came to going after Bin Laden in Afghanistan…but once it was shown that he had fled the country, only the US remained. Then, when they decided to invade Iraq next, almost no one followed them.
Great answer, thank you so much. And if NATO were faced with the choice of either fighting for Turkey or for the United States, we understand perfectly well that these two countries are antagonists and the United States has often advocated for excluding Turkey from NATO.