OK, try this. It has nothing to do with not LIKING either POTUS personally, it has to do with thinking proposed POLICIES are both feckless and reckless. The one you like has stated he wants to abandon NATO (which, in a Biden-thought moment) he publicly confused with NAFTA. So, my concern here is twofold: 1) Was it misspeak? or 2) Did he, as POTUS, actually not understand the difference between a trade agreement and a defense agreement. If so, his memory is as bad as 'Slow Joes' and your crowd can drop that conversation.
In case you're wondering, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere.
the end of World War II, but it also signaled the start of a new era and a new worry for the world.
In Europe, the Soviets and the Americans confronted each other from their occupation zones. Germany was divided into four zones, as was Berlin, the German capital that was squarely in the Soviet zone.
The Soviets wanted Germany to be the communist centerpiece of Europe. With Germany a Soviet satellite, dictator Josef Stalin could see western Europe falling under the domination of the USSR.
In other words, NATO was a critical force in forming the FREE world as it is now and PERSONALLY, I think we need allies to maintain that and by allies, I don't mean RUSSIA, So, help me understand how our nation will prosper and stay safe by gifting Putin whatever he wants to take in Europe and by abandoning the basic concept of military alliance - both in battles and military installations.?