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2019-12-01 Europe

France's Macron: I'm not sorry I called NATO brain dead

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said his remarks that NATO was experiencing "brain death" had been a useful wake-up call to alliance members, and he would not apologise for saying it.
Same might be said for some other activities. Idle hands, devil's workshops, etc.
Macron, whose overtures to Russia in past months have worried allies in eastern Europe, said the key question now for NATO should be to decide who was its shared foe, given that the Soviet Union had long fallen.

"Who is our common enemy?" Macron asked. "This question deserves to be clarified."

Yes, it does.

"Is our enemy today, as I hear sometimes, Russia? Is it China? Is it the Atlantic alliance's purpose to designate them as enemies? I don't think so," Macron said.

"Our common enemy at the alliance is, it seems, terrorism, which has hit all of our countries."
NATO's job isn't to defend against terrorism. It's supposed to defend against Russia, but Europeans don't see Russia as a threat. So why is NATO still around?

Disband it. It's long past its sell-by date. The Europeans despise us and the bases in Europe do nothing but serve as springboards for unnecessary, ruinously expensive military adventures.

Posted by Herb McCoy 2019-12-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 It's been brain dead since the Wall came down. Mission accomplished. However institutions and bureaucracies somehow believe they are irreplaceable and must live forever.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-12-01 07:24|| 2019-12-01 07:24|| Front Page Top

#2 And even grow. How many countries have joined "OTAN" since the Wall fell? Even crazy talk of admitting Ukraine. Now THAT is sick.

Posted by DooDahMan 2019-12-01 09:06|| 2019-12-01 09:06|| Front Page Top

#3 "Our common enemy at the alliance is,

I read this in Yoda's voice. A Subject-Object-Verb version of Pogo's "We have met the enemy and he is us".

Posted by SteveS 2019-12-01 11:23|| 2019-12-01 11:23|| Front Page Top

#4 NATO was brain dead. It should've been tasked with repelling illegal immigrants. Now it acts as a people trafficking agency.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-12-01 17:59|| 2019-12-01 17:59|| Front Page Top

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