Trump labeled German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s acceptance of Syrian refugees a “catastrophic” mistake. “Trump is outdoing Vladimir Putin in his efforts to rip NATO apart. The United States and the European Union, with a population of 500 million, are each other’s most important trading partner. For decades, European nations and the United States have worked tightly together on issues of war, peace and trade.” One wonders what his hawkish apologists such as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) Republicans in Congress have a clear choice: Putin/Trump or loyalty to their once strongly held principle that the United States must lead in the world to act as a check on malevolent forces.

Source: Washington Post January 16, 2017 16:30 UTC