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France's Macron: I'm not sorry I called NATO brain dead
 PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said his remarks that NATO was experiencing "brain death" had been a useful wake-up call to alliance members, and he would not apologise for saying it.Same might be said for some other activities. Idle hands, devil's workshops, etc. Macron, whose overtures to Russia in past months have worried allies in eastern Europe, said the key question now for NATO should be to decide who was its shared foe, given that the Soviet Union had long fallen. "Who is our common enemy?" Macron asked. "This question deserves to be clarified."
"Our common enemy at the alliance is, it seems, terrorism, which has hit all of our countries." NATO's job isn't to defend against terrorism. It's supposed to defend against Russia, but Europeans don't see Russia as a threat. So why is NATO still around? Disband it. It's long past its sell-by date. The Europeans despise us and the bases in Europe do nothing but serve as springboards for unnecessary, ruinously expensive military adventures. Related: Emmanuel Macron: 2019-11-30 Cyprus, Greece decry Turkey-Libya maritime border deal Emmanuel Macron: 2019-11-29 French police start moving migrants from northern Paris site Emmanuel Macron: 2019-11-28 EU will not replace Nato, says new Brussels chief Related: NATO: 2019-11-30 Jihadist rebels position heavy weapons near Turkish base in Idlib NATO: 2019-11-30 Cyprus, Greece decry Turkey-Libya maritime border deal NATO: 2019-11-30 Day 2: London Bridge suspect had prior ‘Islamist terrorism’ conviction Posted by: Herb McCoy 2019-12-01 |
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