Michael Weiss

Because it is.

New Europe, the center of gravity has shifted eastward.

So it's center Europe and eastern Europe.

I mean, you look at the Baltic states, you look at Scandinavia, you look at Poland.

These are going to be the countries that will define security policy.

Going forward in the 21st century, because if Russia is allowed to get back up on its two feet, if it does, God forbid, win this war, I don't think it's going to win the war.

But you know what I mean?

If it's allowed to reconstitute itself, it doesn't suffer a strategic defeat in Ukraine.

These are the frontline states that will be doing the heavy lifting for all of us.

The real tragedy here, the missed opportunity is a Republican president coming in in 2024.

There was a lot of capital to work with here.

It's a good thing that we set this new benchmark for NATO, 5% spending of GDP on defense.

I'm not going to

say that he was wrong to do that.

His tactics were miserable.

He threatened to go to war with a NATO ally and annex their territory.

He treated another NATO ally as the 51st state.

I mean, some kind of colonial possession in waiting for the United States.

I mean, it's just idiocy.

However, you know, Europe stands there