That's not how NATO works. Member countries don't pay into NATO like a country club. They merely pledge to spend 2% of their GDP on defense, and while several countries are falling short, they're not delinquent. They all paid a fee to join.

The Paris Accords is a little different, and it's also way bigger than NATO, and only pledges to work toward slowing down climate change and researching ways to do it. Again, nobody's delinquent in that. Trump claimed that it hurts the US to work toward climate change when other countries don't, but that's not true either. Our research into renewable energy is already paying off, and solar and wind power is now cheaper and employs several times more people than coal and natural gas powerplants. Slowing down climate change helps everybody.

Lastly, helping Ukraine is not about furthering war, but about helping Ukraine resist the Russian invasion and diminishing Russia's ability to extend its war into other countries, including NATO countries.

NATO needs disassembled.

Try telling my mortgage co. my payment is short but it’s not delinquent they would laugh while slapping a late fee to my next payment… America has played big brother to so many NATO member countries. And for those that don’t pull their weight, they should be called out for it . Trump did this same thing during his first or second year in office and several of those countries started paying their 2% and NATO was enriched with more funds to fight the villain they say Trump is colluding with.. someone has to turn the screws to get things fixed , their not going to fix themselves…with Putin barely holding their own in Ukraine, I think even he knows he wouldn’t be capable of attacking any NATO country and surviving … I think if the Biden administration would cut most of the red tape that gets in the way and actually get the weapons that Ukraine needs to them when they need them than Ukraine could turn the tables on Russia…

You don't seem to understand. NATO is not a loan or a subscription. When the US or any other NATO member spends money on the military, it's not dropped into NATO's bank account. There are no delinquency notices. NATO member states pledge to spend 2% of their GDP on defense. Maybe you can point to where some conservative blogger or Donald Trump said that other nations are behind in their payments, but Trump is a moron. Don't be like Trump.

Defence expenditures and NATO’s 2% guideline

Why is it so hard for you to understand… if you promise to pay 2% of you GDP and you don’t, than your not paying what your suppose to… and when everybody pays what they are suppose to pay that’s when NATO is better prepared to defend NATO member countries… plain and simple to understand unless you are trying to twist that explanation to hurt Trump…

Democrat Leadership now days never knows what is best for America. Neither do their supporters. Obvious by what's happening.

It's not paying. It's spending. National defense isn't just weapons and ammunition. It's not even just the military, and all those NATO members that "aren't paying" are probably still paying--just not in terms recognized by NATO guidelines. Here in the USA, we can easily separate national defense from our daily lives, as we have a huge military and well-defined separation from the public. In some countries around the world, especially smaller countries, people just live with their militaries. We have state National Guards where members have to sign up and get regular training. In other countries, the state reaches out to eligible citizens and issues equipment and time in service may not even be paid. Just because the government doesn't spend 2% doesn't mean the cost to the nation is less than 2%. Either way, Trump is an idiot and misrepresents the situation.

Never mind… you are more interested in defending the slackers than then you are of giving kudos to Trump when he called out the slacker countries. And now 11 of those slackers are doing what they promised. The secretary of NATO was very pleased of that outcome. And praised Trump…

NATO is being asked to pay your dues and stopped relying on the US to carry NATO's weight exclusively....



If NATO is not spending their 2% of their GDP on defense they are delinquent. If NATO is spending less than their 2%.....they are short and delinquent.

If the US is focusing more on renewable energy than the coal and natural gas industries is it any wonder then that they would be more folks employed in the renewable sector? I am not against renewable energy but America cannot sustain itself entirely on renewables. That is the gist of what Trump was getting at. Steel, oil and gas is the backbone of the American economy. Renewable energy is not always a viable commercial option plus higher upfront costs than traditional fossil fuels industries. We are talking balance here. Now u had a case where under 44th US was importing inferior steel from China when the US manufactures high quality steel, the same steel that help the US in ww2. Trump had to step in and secure the industry and the steel workers jobs. Now US Steel is being sold to Japan for billions of dollars (a sign that when a country is selling its family silver the country is in serious economic trouble and in serious debt) under 46th and the poor workers are afraid of their jobs when they had the promise from 46th than America came first. I suppose if there is any consolation US Steel will be sold to an American ally instead of its competitors.

You seem to be confused about US Steel. Just because "US" is in the name, that doesn't mean it's a state-sponsored company. US Steel is just one of many different steel manufacturers. A Japanese steel company buying them (if it's approved) doesn't necessarily mean any of the mills will close or anybody will lose jobs. This is not the family silver. It's a steel company with a portfolio of mines and mills, and another steel company with a lot of money wants in.

Oil and Steel are not the backbone of the US economy. 70% of the US economy is in services, like finance and consulting. Mining and manufacturing is less than 10%. If/when another country sells oil and steel for less, that's what gets bought, even here in America, because our industries are not federalized.

Renewable energy can absolutely replace fossil fuel powerplants. In several parts of the world, they've replaced whole natural gas powerplants with just battery arrays. Install enough batteries with enough solar and wind power generation and you have powerplants that are more reliable, less polluting and possibly even cheaper than most other powerplants. And battery costs are trending downward. Also, reducing reliance on fossil fuels pays dividends by reducing disease from pollution and by weakening the petroleum market which is relied upon by Russia & their Middle East allies.

Not confused about anything. Well aware that U S Steel is not a government corporation. US Steel is not just one of many different steel manufacturers. It is an American powerbase that is essential to the success and prosperity of the US industrial base. It creates valuable jobs across US. It is family silver. Now u spoke on Dems bringing back manufacturing jobs but why so quick to defend a foreign company buying US Steel and yet if the sale is approved there is no guarantee of no reduced jobs and downscaling. Even democratic Fetterman had his say against the sale (and it will go thru) citing national security and all that....

Now if u know anything about local companies sold to foreign entities you know that said foreign company promises to retain jobs, few years down the line, production shifts to foreign country to reduce production costs, facilities are shutdown, good jobs lost, local customers and workers lose out. It happens all the time around the world. As for the protroleum market as stated before America does not need to depend on middle east oil it can be energy independent but your energy independent is 100% renewables while others may see abit of both renewable energy and fossils fuels. Now you spoke on reduce battery costs . The facts is wind and solar farms for instance needs a large amount of land to operate just to produce a little bit of energy. Renewables are not always a viable commercial option in every case.

The laughingstock that America is is once again displayed on the world stage. Is there no end?





https://youtu.be/SBKQcSfVlck?si=h5tN7ai3wKgVlO-X

US Steel isn't even the biggest US steel company. That would be Nucor, and there are dozens of other steel companies in the US. Even if a Japanese firm comes and buys US Steel, it won't be able to take the mines overseas. Possibly the mills, but given the bulk and weight of steel, that doesn't make sense, either. Downsizing can happen even if the company stays US-owned, so it's not really clear that you're not confused on this. Companies are bought and sold in the US every day.

As far as wind and solar go, it's not like the land can't be used for other things at the same time. Farmers grow crops under and between solar panels and wind turbine towers. In the US we install solar panels on rooftops, too.

Try doing that with a coal or gas power plant.

Lastly, it's OK if other countries make jokes about Biden. They laughed at Trump, too. At least biden is getting the job done, and not breaking laws while at it.

Please tell us what Biden is getting done except for destroying our country from the inside out and bottom up. That’s his economic plan , he’s been saying that crap for 3 years now and no one is seeing any improvements other than the woke liberal democrats that he bends over backwards to push their agenda ahead of what’s good for America. So far he’s allowed about 9 million people to come into our country illegally with no idea of who is coming in.. Americans are being robbed , killed , kidnapped, raped, and our cops are being ambushed and beaten by these illegal immigrants. And while Joe just keeps letting them in and the P.O.S. Democrat Mayors and DAs release them back into our communities after committing crimes with two or three previous arrests and releases , we can all trust our judgement that Joe doesn’t give a damn about the problems we face here in America. He is to busy trying to pawn hisself off as a strong ally against Russia. and how he is gonna save the world from Putin.. He is a joke at all phase of his job. With Biden it’s all about show. Trump got stuff done and didn’t care what the naysayers said . That’s what we need again…

I stand by what I said in previous posts.

Downsizing a US company whether US owned or being bought by a foreign company is still downsizing.

Renewable energy is not also a viable commercial option in all cases. The efficiency of a wind energy system depends on the location.



Lastly, it's OK if other countries make jokes about Biden. They laughed at Trump, too. At least biden
is getting the job done, and not breaking laws
while at it.


You seem to be confused on your last statement. So let me correct it for you.

It's Ok if other countries makes jokes about Biden. They laughed at Trump too. At least Trump was getting the job done and was respected around the world.

If Trump broke international laws, there are international agencies for that. If Trump broke domestic laws there are domestic agencies for that.

Bush jr had a size 10 shoe thrown at him. He was made fun at. The difference is that Bush jr and Trump was respected around the world and America was respected around the world.


The world is watching a new movie called ' America'

America under Biden is a laughingstock to the world and Biden is tolerated.

Sure it is, Slimme. Biden's such a laughingstock that he's rallied all the NATO countries together to help Ukraine resist the Russian invasion, and returned America to the Paris Climate Accords, showing understanding that global climate change is a serious matter. The US economy under Biden is doing better than every other national economy after countless conservative pundits declared that it would crash into recession along with our stock market and create explosive unemployment. The competent administration has defied all the doomsayers. But Biden has plenty more work to do, so doesn't whine and cry about pundits and comedians poking fun at his old age. We appreciate that the freedom to tease is a good thing, and see that Biden's above that kind of pettiness.

The law is coming after Trump right now. There were so many crimes that the courts are having difficulty scheduling them over the next months and years, and even Trump supporters can't keep the different cases straight.

But go ahead and tell yourself that some YouTube video proves Biden is the joke.

It’s not YouTube making a joke of our president it’s our president that is making a joke out of himself. After 3 years of saying our border is secure , and last month says he has done Everything he can do to secure the crisis at the border , and now he admits he may have to use a executive order ( that he does have the power to use) to secure the border. 3 years of his lies has destabilized the overall sense of security of stopping another 9/11 . Your idea that our sucking economy sucks less that any other country’s sucking economy is not that reassuring… but I guess that’s Bidens best campaign talking point… btw.. the two clowns on the prosecution against Trump in Atlanta are about to be admonished and declared to corrupt to continue as the team prosecuting Trump. The witnesses testimony paint both as willing to lie in court. Which could include a dismissal of that case..

You think another 9/11 is coming from the Southern border? Even the first one didn't come from the Southern border--those guys were visa holders from Saudi Arabia. The Southern border isn't the beginning and end of national security. It's just one of the things being held up by DJT and Congressional Republicans. Further proof that Republicans can't govern.

Good luck with your hopes on the Georgia case.

Have you seen the people crossing in to this country and where they are from . There are Saudis here , and Chinese, Haitians . They are coming from every country . All they have to do is get in this country to plan something like 9/11. Your point of someone coming across the border couldn’t pull off a terrorist attack is stupid and naive. Make no mistake , the crisis at our borders is all on Joe Biden , he opened the border without congress approval. He should close the borders without congress approval. Which he could do IF he wasn’t such a P.O.S.

Yes, there are people from all other countries in the US right now. That doesn't mean that another 9/11 is iminent. And again, 9/11 wasn't carried out by immigrants crossing the border. The 9/11 attackers had student or tourist visas and were here completely legally. Really, it was a failure of the Bush Administration to recognize the threat or even do anything about the intelligence they had at the time. There's no indication that any later president (even Trump) would make the same mistakes.

Congress could pass laws (as is their job) to fix the border, but Trump and the Republicans are incapable of running the government. They're only good at opposition and it's against their nature to actually work for the country. It's not even clear they can keep the government from shutting down. Pathetic.