Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Question
Must be Asked: “Why are we in NATO”?
Posted By: earlybird, 4/1/2026 11:42:36 AM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears on Fox News to discuss the various goals and objectives of the U.S. military operation against Iran. (snip) Secretary Rubio was asked about the strategic conflicts and hypocrisies now flowing from NATO member states. The U.S. supports our NATO posture in Europe in part because it provides us with strategic military bases and operations that are considered vital to our national interests. However, (snip), when we need to use those strategic bases the NATO member states withdraw previous permissions. F(snip) The NATO membership is now a one-way street
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The birthright citizenship fight is one of the most important battles in front of the Supreme Court. It’s there right now, and yesterday, in a historic move, President Trump became the first president in US history to sit and listen to oral arguments. (snipThen came Justice Alito, and unlike Ketanji Brown Jackson and her emotional fog machine, he brought the argument back to the real issue: allegiance and the actual legal meat of the question. But Alito went a step further, totally nuking the Dems’ entire argument with this one brilliantly played scenario… based in fact.
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And speaking of bums, right on cue, Lindsey Graham was off to Orlando for a delightful vacation at Disneyworld.
Yes. Disney.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears on Fox News to discuss the various goals and objectives of the U.S. military operation against Iran. (snip) Secretary Rubio was asked about the strategic conflicts and hypocrisies now flowing from NATO member states.
The U.S. supports our NATO posture in Europe in part because it provides us with strategic military bases and operations that are considered vital to our national interests. However, (snip), when we need to use those strategic bases the NATO member states withdraw previous permissions. F(snip)
The NATO membership is now a one-way street
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Voter List, Tightening Mail-In Ballot System 12 replies
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‘Paper Tiger’ NATO Over Europe’s
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We know how Frrance, spain, Italy and the UK are not coooperatiing. But they love our $$$ and OUR efforts on their ehalf.