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Phil Stewart

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Reuters World News
Iran ‘finish line,’ US-NATO rift, birthright citizenship, White House ballroom and 401ks

Defense Secretary not, you know, stand up for the collective defense of NATO because experts warn that vacillation at the DOD level, at the Pentagon level,

Reuters World News
Iran ‘finish line,’ US-NATO rift, birthright citizenship, White House ballroom and 401ks

is something quite different than having the President of the United States make comments as he has for years, kind of denigrating NATO or saying things that make people question what he thinks.

Reuters World News
Iran ‘finish line,’ US-NATO rift, birthright citizenship, White House ballroom and 401ks

One is the question about whether NATO, as NATO, could ever get involved in a war like this.

Reuters World News
Iran ‘finish line,’ US-NATO rift, birthright citizenship, White House ballroom and 401ks

And the answer is no.

Reuters World News
Iran ‘finish line,’ US-NATO rift, birthright citizenship, White House ballroom and 401ks

It's a defensive alliance.

Reuters World News
Iran ‘finish line,’ US-NATO rift, birthright citizenship, White House ballroom and 401ks

And unless NATO is attacked, or unless a NATO ally is attacked, you really can't invoke Article 5.

Reuters World News
Iran ‘finish line,’ US-NATO rift, birthright citizenship, White House ballroom and 401ks

But the other question, and the one that is going to be harder for NATO allies to address in a way that might be satisfactory to President Trump, is why they will allow things like overflight of their territories.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | Trump's Iran War Is Killing Children!

Yeah, I mean, it's fascinating.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | Trump's Iran War Is Killing Children!

So actually, it's funny you ask.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | Trump's Iran War Is Killing Children!

But to be on the bus, you need a different kind of badge, not the one they got.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | Trump's Iran War Is Killing Children!

And so the judge used the word Kafkaesque to describe the policy.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | Trump's Iran War Is Killing Children!

And he also called it a catch-22, where it's

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | Trump's Iran War Is Killing Children!

But the question is, are you providing access or not?

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | Trump's Iran War Is Killing Children!

Because that was the order.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | Trump's Iran War Is Killing Children!

We're Colombian.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | Trump's Iran War Is Killing Children!

We have an opinion, but it's not based on an American view, so have that in mind.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | Trump's Iran War Is Killing Children!

Okay.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | Trump's Iran War Is Killing Children!

The U.S., I don't think, should send troops to Iran.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | Trump's Iran War Is Killing Children!

I don't think sending troops anywhere is a great idea.

The Don Lemon Show
Lemon LIVE at 5 | Trump's Iran War Is Killing Children!

Shame.