Trump Casually Denigrates NATO’s War Dead
Trump Casually Denigrates NATO’s War Dead
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Trump Casually Denigrates NATO’s War Dead
The president has revised history when it comes to the sacrifices of America’s allies.
The United States invoked Article 5, the mutual-defense clause of NATO’s founding charter, the day after the September 11 attacks. It remains the only time in NATO’s nearly 80-year history that the obligation of common defense has been activated. All 28 members of the alliance at the time sent soldiers to Afghanistan. Many never returned...