Name:   copperline - Subject:   Towers of Freedom Date:   7/26/2016 9:36:03 PM

For a prospective POTUS to announce that he would decide which allies he would support based on whether they were paying a percentage of their GDP to NATO is as smart as a general announcing which portions of his front lines he would not defend.  And, no, some of the newest and weakest NATO members won't be able to easily meet that obligation anytime soon.  But it is incredibly stupid to bring doubt to these security agreements.  

But it does please the heck out of Vladimir Putin.  He'll use that for his own ends,. And Donald will be his unwitting stooge.