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US ambassador to Nato Matthew Whitaker is responding to some of the report’s findings now, saying he “completely rejects everything I just heard,” after the Munich Security Conference report editors warned that the greatest challenge to the liberal international order is “coming from within” through the dramatic shift in the US administration’s thinking about its alliances.

But Whitaker insists the US does not want to dismantle Nato or undermine the existing alliances as implied by the report’s authors, but merely to “balance” the way the defence burden lies on different Nato countries by pushing European allies to “do more and to be capable and strong, because that strength is what guarantees the peace.”

“That’s the first thing I reject; we’re trying to make Nato stronger, not to withdraw or reject Nato, but make it work like it was intended as an alliance of 32 strong and capable allies,” he said.

Whitaker also said that on trade, the US wanted to challenge the “unfair” trade arrangement with Europe, which “turned into Europe taking advantage and running huge trade surplus with the US.”

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago

So they're so bad at their jobs that they're threatening NATO by sheer incompetence?

Is that supposed to make me feel better?

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Hey, Whitty

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Orange Fat Fuck keeps threatening those very same allies. Nobody will take the US seriously for couple of decades, even if Trump has a stroke right now.

[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

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Holy shit, that's awesome - saved!

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 8 hours ago

Tomorrow, tRump: ‘And we’re going to dismantle NATO, one of the worst organizations, many say. Full of terrible people.’

[–] Akh@lemmy.world 15 points 10 hours ago

So clearly they are

[–] Tuuktuuk@anarchist.nexus 7 points 9 hours ago

"It's wasn't me that picked your butt, it was this hand of mine here!"

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 hours ago
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 6 points 9 hours ago

Remember when Germany tried that?

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Yeah Whitaker definitely has his own $$ agenda Something anbut a 10 B deal with Ruzzia? But no need to shoot the messenger ( OP downvotes?).

[–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Better safe than sorry, as they say