"President of the USA threatens to destroy the USAs most powerful geopolitical tool"
Growing up I legitimately thought the US were the head of NATO. Gotta admit that I only recently, like a good few years ago, found out that's not true.
The way they act is so bizarre, no matter from which angle you approach the topic.
It's not bizarre if you look at from the angle that Trump is a Russian asset
That puppet is way too skinny.
The diaper is missing
Its some version of Putin gave him a helicopter, money or something and/or a threat to release pictures of Trump diddling kids.
5min later: shit post by orange fart balloon.
Growing up I legitimately thought the US were the head of NATO.
Depending on what exactly you mean by "head of NATO", they kind of are.
The Supreme Allied Commander Europe has always been an American General. So in case of an actual NATO war in Europe, the US would be in charge of coordinating joint military operations.
I meant sort of like the US government being able to more or less directly command NATO, calling all the shots atleast.
Right, the US couldn't just take command of NATO and other member states' militaries without those countries signing off on it. But they can basically use political pressure to make countries join their excursions, like what happened after 9/11 (the only time Article 5 was ever invoked). And well, the "defensive" aspect of that entire campaign is questionable ...
So while they don't have direct control, I'd still say the US is very much the "head of NATO".
I mean the US's most powerful geopolitical tool is a toss up between its weapons industry, its dominance in global finance and being the richest country in the world, but yeah NATO is a close third/fourth.
Well, it used to be its relationship with other powerful and wealthy countries, which combined with what you've said, made it a superpower.
Now, it can't even corral a coalition of the unwilling. It looks like they are going to walk away from Iran having lost. They have achieved nothing but kill lots of people and damaged the global economy more than any damage to Iran. Iran is now in a stronger position as threats against them will be more empty going forward.
I welcome peace but my worry is that trunos narcissism will prevent them walking away with the loss and he'll be goaded into continuing.
NATOs power comes from ALL of its "MEMBERS"!!
THE US "IS" ONE OF THOSE MEMBERS!
So if TRUMP is calling NATO a "paper" TIGER then that means he's CALLING HIMSELF and the US a PAPER tiger.
That is UNPATRIOTIC!
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Saw this comment made elsewhere:
Why doesn't Trump ask his 'Board of Peace' to come bail him out?
Or his buddy putain. He will always shit on allies before adversaries.
Fun fact, the term "paper tiger" comes from the Chinese term zhǐlǎohǔ. The term was popularized by Mao Zedong, who used the term to describe the imperial powers.
Say what you want about the excesses of the cultural revolution, but Mao truly had some bangers. He also said that "women hold up half the sky", and that "it is right to rebel".
I'm sure if he saw a US president calling his own military alliance a paper tiger, he'd get a real kick out of it.
Better to be a paper tiger than a barking Chihuahua
Remember the Suez Crisis? Pepperidge Farm remembers...
NATO is not there just to bail you out when stupid wars you start go south.
PS:
Vice-President Richard Nixon (Europe) later explained: "We couldn't on one hand, complain about the Soviets (russians) intervening in Hungary (Ukraine) and, on the other hand, approve of the British (muricans) and the French (israel?) picking that particular time to intervene against Nasser (Iran)".
lol
All he knows is how to act like a mafioso. I think he fundamentally doesn't understand what an alliance actually is.
He fundamentally doesn’t understand a lot of geopolitical and basic human norms unfortunately.
Except for “might makes right” apparently… 😑
He doesn't understand what a mafioso does, either. He saw a couple gangster movies but didn't understand the subtext.
He's not a mafioso. He's a schoolyard bully. He's never outgrown that mentality because he's never had to.
Eisenhower was very strongly anti-imperialist and was pressuring Britain and France to relinquish their colonies, which they eventually did, though France tried hard to hang onto Algeria until they were driven out. And both Britain and France still hang onto places here and there (part of Polynesia, Martinique, Diego Garcia, Gibraltar, Northern Ireland,,,).
And of course, Eisenhower cared about not being a hypocrite. Trump will say or do anything, regardless of consistency, like postal voting while trying to ban postal voting. For him, it's a flex.
Eisenhower was surplanting the French and British Empires with the American Empire. That's why he had his brother organize the coup in Tehran and why he laid the groundwork for Vietnam.
The irony of him misusing "paper tiger" and then demonstrating its correct usage is going to implode me.
Trump is stroking out. His last slurred speech is an indication his issues are getting worse.
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