While American President Trump has said he’s NOT all that excited about US support for NATO?
The US Congress HAS Directed that America does NOT drop US Troop level’s in Europe and that the head of the organisation remains a US high level Uniformed Officer….
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has pushed back against calls for Europe to break away militarily from the United States, arguing that Washington remains a dependable security partner despite growing doubts inside the EU.
“I am absolutely convinced that the United States stands fully behind NATO. There is no doubt about that,” Rutte told the German Press Agency (dpa) Friday, rejecting the need for the EU to pursue full defense independence from the U.S.
Rutte said Europe must take on greater responsibility for its own security, including higher defense spending, but he stressed that this should happen with the United States rather than outside the transatlantic framework. The U.S., he said, would remain militarily engaged in Europe and committed to the alliance….
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He has noted that most of the defense alliance’s economic and military power still lies outside the EU, above all in the United States, making transatlantic cooperation indispensable…..
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