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Originally Posted by wdmso
Turkish Policy Quarterly is an Istanbul-based quarterly magazine
From 2018 From Turkeys no less
Not sue if you missed theses in the article
Paradoxically Trumps attacks on the alliance are actually strengthening the alliance defenders are coming out the woodwork especially in Congress. Jedi mind trick?
Or how about “ European confidence in American leadership has plunged during Trumps watch
So basically Trumps incompetent behavior and treatment towards NATO accidentally strengthens NATO LOL
The only person stopping Putin is Putin
Risk vs reward
only the Trump fan club think Trumps masculinity kept Putin out and Biden is weak
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Criticizing NATO, especially when criticism is needed, is not "attacking" NATO. Calling criticism "attacking" is oppositional framing. Criticizing flaws in an alliance is needed to strengthen it, not make it weaker. Signaling that you may leave a bad alliance should motivate corrections rather than only complaints. It was already weakened before Trump. Stiffening a few wobbly spines may raise some bitchy complaints. But it's for the better. No doubt Biden will build it better. At least he'll frame it that way.
So what do you think the risks and rewards are for Putin to attack. By "attack," I mean an actual physical, armed attack, not political verbiage.