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Trump, NATO, and the Turkey in the room

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Posted By: 4250Luis, 4/2/2026 6:41:05 PM

I'm so disappointed in NATO, because this was a test for NATO," said President Trump on March 26 while speaking about the Iran war. While President Trump has long criticized the UN and NATO, there is a major difference between the tremendous failings of the two organizations. A quick review of their structures shows that while the U.N. is probably impossible to course-correct, NATO is a very different story. The U.N. is bloated, paralyzed, and utterly incapable of meeting the challenges of the world today.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: MickTurn 4/2/2026 7:58:01 PM (No. 2088199)
More like NATO, and the Brown Snake in the Punchbowl!
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Reply 2 - Posted by: synchronicity 4/2/2026 9:29:06 PM (No. 2088229)
Un-nato!
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