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appalachiablue

(41,178 posts) Wed Jul 18, 2018, 02:09 PM Jul 2018

Tucker Carlson, Trump Question NATO: 'Why Should My Son Defend Montenegro?'

1:40 min. mark, Montenegro which joined NATO in 2017.

"Trump Says Defending Tiny NATO Ally Montenegro Could Lead To World War III,' Washington Post" July 18, 2018.
President Trump, who rattled U.S. allies at a NATO meeting last week, voiced concern in a television interview broadcast Tuesday night that sending troops from the alliance to defend an “aggressive” Montenegro could result in World War III. Trump was asked about Montenegro, which joined NATO last year and has a population smaller than the District of Columbia, during a Fox News interview with host Tucker Carlson. Carlson pressed Trump on the purpose of the alliance, which was created in 1949 to protect the United States, Canada and a host of Western European nations from Soviet incursion. The organization calls for member nations to come to the aid of any ally that is attacked, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-says-defending-tiny-nato-ally-montenegro-could-lead-to-world-war-iii/ar-AAAf8xN

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Tucker Carlson, Trump Question NATO: 'Why Should My Son Defend Montenegro?' (Original Post) appalachiablue Jul 2018 OP

Their sons won't, they will have bonespur deferments beachbum bob Jul 2018 #1

Defend Montenegro? bunny planet Jul 2018 #2

Just say he has a bone spur, he can get 5 deferments! If we even had a draft. Meadowoak Jul 2018 #3

the same reason we would defend Germany DonCoquixote Jul 2018 #4

Why bring up Montenegro? AJT Jul 2018 #5

It's about the Balkans and Baltic nations in Russia's sight. appalachiablue Jul 2018 #6

Only one NATO country has called in the agreement for other NATO countries to defend it. JaneQPublic Jul 2018 #7

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

1. Their sons won't, they will have bonespur deferments

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 02:13 PM

Jul 2018

bunny planet

(10,875 posts)

2. Defend Montenegro?

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 02:14 PM

Jul 2018

They don't even want to defend the United States.

Meadowoak

(5,562 posts)

3. Just say he has a bone spur, he can get 5 deferments! If we even had a draft.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 02:15 PM

Jul 2018

DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts)

4. the same reason we would defend Germany

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 02:18 PM

Jul 2018

Because if Russia thinks they can grow east, they will not stop until Europe becomes "greater Russia", and then we won't even be able to land a plane on European soil.

AJT

(5,240 posts)

5. Why bring up Montenegro?

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 02:24 PM

Jul 2018

From Wesley Clark

"Montenegro has been under continuous pressure by Russia for more than a decade. Russia even tried to assassinate their President. Trump's comments weaken NATO, give Russia a license to cause trouble and thereby actually increase the risks of renewed conflict in the Balkans."

appalachiablue

(41,178 posts)

6. It's about the Balkans and Baltic nations in Russia's sight.

Reply to AJT (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 02:33 PM

Jul 2018

JaneQPublic

(7,113 posts)

7. Only one NATO country has called in the agreement for other NATO countries to defend it.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 02:38 PM

Jul 2018

And that one country was USA after 9/11.

One would think Tucker hadn't cracked open a book or read a newspaper since he was still wearing bowties.

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