NATO is the most powerful military alliance ever assembled and pulling away from it would be an act of national self-sabotage. Trump launched an ill-advised war in Iran without consulting Congress or allies, then threw a fit when those allies didn't follow. Undermining NATO hands a massive geopolitical gift to Russia and China while making America measurably less safe.
NATO failed its test when it refused to back America in Iran, proving it's a one-sided arrangement that drains American taxpayers while Europe free-rides on U.S. security. This Cold War relic has outlived its purpose and now functions as an expensive liability, not an asset. America First means American dollars go to American security — not to Berlin and Paris.
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