Why The World No Longer Needs The Cold War’s NATO

By Richard Jordan:

The old willingness to ‘pay any price, bear any burden’ is waning. There is no reason we should subsidize others’ luxuries, let alone when we have so many problems at home.

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In his Warsaw Speech, Trump centered his foreign policy on one theme: “The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive.” The president made plain that question included whether our delinquent cousins will pay for their security—and by the sounds of it, Trump is willing to force the issue. Either Europe steps up, or America steps down. It is a coarse choice, but a necessary one.

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