Bob Kagan
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So that's the first thing.
The second thing, of course, is we didn't even go to NATO.
for this operation.
You know, I believe that if Trump had done what we do with our allies, because, you know, we have this whole thing about an alliance and we have like consultations and we have a NATO ambassador who like organizes things.
You go to them and you say, look, we need to do this Iran operation.
We want your support.
Here's what we need from you.
Let's talk about it.
Let's work our way through with it.
Let me tell you something.
The
He didn't even think about talking to them.
He didn't even consult them.
He didn't even consult his best buddy in the world, Georgia Maloney in Italy, to the point where she's now denouncing him.
And so now we turn around.
He's gotten us into this total mess.
And now we're going to blame NATO for not helping us out in this situation?
It's just...
It's shocking to watch people that I've known for decades on foreign policy, and I really felt like I knew what their core beliefs were, just abandoning them in a heartbeat just to keep on the right side of Donald Trump.
And by the way, it's not as if they're sitting around playing Parcheesi.