So what if, in his speech last week to NATO, Donald Trump didn’t explicitly reaffirm the provision that an attack on one is an attack on all? And anyway, who believes that the United States would really go to war with Russia — and risk nuclear annihilation — over Estonia? During the Cold War, we stationed troops in Germany to face the massive tank armies of Soviet Russia. Especially given that Trump’s speech was teed up precisely for such reassurance. And yet Trump deliberately, defiantly refused to simply say it: America will always honour its commitment under Article 5.

Source: National Post June 02, 2017 21:22 UTC