In a stunning display of European cowardice, former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has drawn a red line against supporting American military operations against the Iranian terror regime, exposing the alliance's decades-long pattern of abandoning the United States when it matters most.
Stoltenberg's declaration that NATO should not be "drawn into supporting U.S. military operations against Iran" because the alliance is supposedly "defensive" has ignited righteous fury from President Trump, who has consistently warned that America's so-called allies have been freeloading off American blood and treasure for generations.
This latest betrayal perfectly vindicates Trump's longstanding criticism of NATO as a one-way street where America provides the muscle, money, and sacrifice while European allies hide behind their socialist welfare states and lecture us about "restraint."
Europe's Selective Memory Problem
Where was this "defensive only" principle when NATO dragged America into Libya? When they demanded U.S. support for their failed nation-building experiments? The hypocrisy is staggering - Europeans are perfectly happy to invoke Article 5 and demand American protection, but the moment America needs allies against the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, suddenly they discover pacifism.
"NATO has consistently failed to reciprocate America's unwavering commitment to collective defense, and Stoltenberg's comments prove that this alliance serves European interests at American expense,"
Iran's regime has American blood on its hands from decades of proxy wars, terrorist attacks, and threats against our homeland. Yet when America finally takes decisive action against this threat, our supposed allies run for the hills faster than French troops in 1940.
President Trump's anger is completely justified - and shared by millions of Americans who are sick of subsidizing European defense while getting stabbed in the back during our hour of need.
How long will American patriots tolerate allies who take our protection but abandon us when we need them most? It's time to seriously reconsider whether NATO serves American interests or just European freeloaders.