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Swede

(40,434 posts)
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 08:46 AM 9 hrs ago

Yesterday Trump praised Russia for its help with his "deal" with Iran. Today Hegseth lashes out at NATO.

Go fuck yourself to both of them. They'll find out what its like to have no allies soon enough.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth doubled down on the Trump administration’s combative posture towards NATO on Thursday, announcing a six-month review of US forces in Europe and lambasting Washington’s allies for limiting their involvement in the war in Iran.

“This will be a real review. It will be designed to ensure that NATO is moving fast and irreversibly towards Europe stepping up to take primary responsibility for the defense of Europe,” he said at a meeting of the alliance’s defense ministers in Brussels.

The review will “examine America’s force posture and basing in Europe,” he said, as he sought to characterize it as a way to “transform NATO back into a real military alliance that’s focused on hard power and real deterrence.”

“It’s a review that some countries will fail and others will pass with flying colours,” he said.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/politics/hegseth-nato-review-intl

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Yesterday Trump praised Russia for its help with his "deal" with Iran. Today Hegseth lashes out at NATO. (Original Post) Swede 9 hrs ago OP
Anywho.............. Lovie777 9 hrs ago #1
I assume he'll fail the review, after losing a war. SamuelAdams 8 hrs ago #2
Still working for Putin... kentuck 7 hrs ago #3
The whole group are a bunch of traitors. Ray Bruns 7 hrs ago #4
Nobody is going to war Boo1 7 hrs ago #5
Putin made the best pick with Mr. trump Torchlight 7 hrs ago #6
Remember when trump went to Moscow for the beauty pageant? Putin gave him the prize. erronis 33 min ago #11
Why doesn't Pete just have another drink and go to bed mdbl 7 hrs ago #7
Hegseth is a disgrace. If the US needs to do such a review it can be done privately and then our Generals and diplomats ChicagoTeamster 3 hrs ago #8
We could be in serious danger The Wizard 2 hrs ago #9
Hegseth and Trump are losers and war criminals. PufPuf23 2 hrs ago #10

Lovie777

(24,290 posts)
1. Anywho..............
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 08:51 AM
9 hrs ago

US will stay with NATO, and troops will remain stationed.

From what I've been reading, by that time it will be Vance in the WH.

Boo1

(587 posts)
5. Nobody is going to war
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 10:26 AM
7 hrs ago

With Trump in charge. They can see the disaster coming and will sit it out.

Trump proved

He doesn't have the stomach for any negative impacts from a war

Allies can't trust him (Israel)

He doesn't have the stomach to even fight a real war. If it goes beyond air raids he TACOs.

That the US under his leadership can't wage war effectively.

Torchlight

(7,184 posts)
6. Putin made the best pick with Mr. trump
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 10:30 AM
7 hrs ago

as the American agent of chaos, unreliability and slow rot.

erronis

(24,856 posts)
11. Remember when trump went to Moscow for the beauty pageant? Putin gave him the prize.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 05:44 PM
33 min ago

mdbl

(8,934 posts)
7. Why doesn't Pete just have another drink and go to bed
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 11:00 AM
7 hrs ago

That way maybe an adult can handle things.

ChicagoTeamster

(1,439 posts)
8. Hegseth is a disgrace. If the US needs to do such a review it can be done privately and then our Generals and diplomats
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 02:59 PM
3 hrs ago

can raise our concerns and state what our options and their options are privately.

Trump's entire administration is just pushing the Russian talking points. They're all owned. Putin and Netanyahu own Trump thanks to Epstein and Trump owns the Republicans thanks to Cambridge Analytica and the Mercers.

Some NATO countries recently committed to spending 5% GDP on defense to upgrade and build up their forces. The US spends about 3%-4% GDP. But, our GDP is much higher so we spend more.

PufPuf23

(10,003 posts)
10. Hegseth and Trump are losers and war criminals.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 04:00 PM
2 hrs ago

The pair are disgraces to the USA.

Looks like NATO not cooperating in Iran was a wise decision.

USA has yet to realize the great economic costs and the loss of prestige and power over attacking Iran.

Hegseth should be fired.

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