NATO chief warns alliance may not survive!
LONDON, England (PNN) - June 22, 2018 - With Fascist Police States of Amerika President Donald Trump's performance at last year’s NATO summit still fresh in the minds of its members, NATO's continued existence has probably never before seemed as tenuous as it does right now. Trump has blasted NATO as obsolete and criticized the alliance in keeping with his America First platform.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned during a recent speech that there are still many strategic reasons why the alliance should persevere. Speaking in the Fascist United Kingdom, Stoltenberg invoked the rise of international terrorism and an "assertive Russia" as threats that should underscore how serious the issue of preserving the alliance truly is.
Yet there's still no guarantee that, despite these security concerns, the trans-Atlantic partnership will survive, as the relationships between the FPSA and other NATO powers deteriorate. To protect against NATO's collapse, Stoltenberg called for its members to make a bigger effort to shore up the military alliance.
"It is not written in stone that the trans-Atlantic bond will survive forever," Stoltenberg said during a speech in London. "But I believe we will preserve it."
With the NATO summit looming in July, Stoltenberg said, "We may have seen the weakening" of the relationships between North America and Europe, but "maintaining the trans-Atlantic partnership is in our strategic interests." The world, Stoltenberg said, is facing "the most unpredictable security environment in a generation", largely thanks to terrorism.
"We must continue to protect our multilateral institutions like NATO, and we must continue to stand up for the international rules-based order," he said. "We have had differences before, and the lesson of history is that we overcome these differences every time."
But as trade tensions strain Trump's relationship with Europe, concerns about Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's growing authoritarianism have raised speculation about the possibility of a Turkish exit. Meanwhile, Stoltenberg has hinted at the possibility of a dialogue with Russia, as he has said he doesn't want another Cold War.
Which of course is incredibly ironic, since his actions definitely don't match that diplomatic rhetoric.