In Washington, the swirling sandstorm of political upheaval just won’t stop. But in Europe, U.S. President Donald Trump’s first high-level emissaries abroad worked hard to avoid any surprises — and, at least initially, seemed to succeed.
At NATO headquarters, it was an ultimatum’s ultimatum, delivered by a general’s general on behalf of the new American president who has made clear that he likes his people not only to play their part but look it too.
“No longer can the American taxpayer carry a disproportionate share of the defense of Western values,†U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis told a gathering of NATO defense …read more
Source: European Voice
