I notice on Twitter that there are alot of confused people about Fascism...and they often call conservatives (the "Right") "fascists."
Well, here is a quick clarification from President Reagan to explain:
https://t.co/qRC8kNhGqX
@amycoplan@RepDonBacon@cozzmo73 Amy, yes, Trump has the right to order the Pentagon to essentially hollow out our training and footprint within NATO. But he can't end our article 5 commitment and membership without a 2/3 vote of the Senate. The only solution is to get the GOP back to Reagan's philosophy.
@jack_relentless@RepDonBacon You are right. But on the flip side, it doesn't really cost the US much to have bases in Europe. We don't "pay NATO"...it doesn't work that way. In fact, the Pentagon loves having bases in Europe, especially since Iran successfully hit 16 of our bases in the Gulf.
@ScarPimpernel33@RepDonBacon We should have. Russia should have been given 60 days to remove all military forces from Ukraine (post Feb 2022), and if not, coalition aircraft would start taking out any units. It was the same enforcement that President George HW Bush enacted on Iraq (for Kuwait).
@MikeSeebeck@RepDonBacon Ahh yes... fulfillment of Putin's and every Soviet leader's dream...the breaking of NATO. Thanks for your support of neo Soviet Russia, comrade!
@TubelessTires@RepDonBacon Yes Europe wants us there, and the Pentagon wants us there. We couldn't have pulled off Trump's Iran attack unless we had those NATO bases.
@JosIsenberg@RepDonBacon I love the founders, but WW1 and WW2 showed how US isolationism actually costs us way more in the long run. Far cheaper to have some garrison structures, which has been policy since 1945. It's very cost effective compared to war.
@k9_adam1@RepDonBacon When we needed assistance with Iran? No...Trump had the option to order the US Navy to escort and screen tanker ships in the Gulf, just as Reagan actually did, because Reagan had balls. Trump is a TACO.
@DanielTwarog@RepDonBacon Relic of the past? You do realize that Russia threatens the Baltics almost daily, right? Not to mention their little Ukraine adventure..
@Kidar182@RepDonBacon ...hmmm... as ex Soviet tanks and artillery and missiles attack at neighboring European nation.... "Nothing to see here! Go about your business" ... right?
@Jetstom16@RepDonBacon First off, it takes a 2/3 vote of Senate to leave NATO, which ain't gonna happen. Second, we don't contribute to NATO (except for office space in Brussels).