On the recordJuly 13, 2018
We just heard my friend from Michigan talk about how NATO allies have to live up to their obligations. NATO allies have been living up to their obligations. In fact, article V of NATO has only been invoked once, and it was on behalf of the United States by our NATO allies. The way to get NATO working is not to blow up a NATO summit, and it is not to disparage NATO allies--allies of half a century. Now we see that same wrecking ball strategy in the United Kingdom, our oldest ally on the face of the Earth. This is no way to conduct foreign policy. It is destructive, and it will hurt the United States' interests that have been served long by our allies and by NATO in particular. I hope the President of the United States comes to his senses and understands talking discretely is far better than blowing it up. ____________________
