Adm. Stavridis: Eisenhower Would Be ‘Appalled and Astounded’ at Trump’s Comments on NATO

MENENDEZ Admiral I watched ░░░░░░░░ shake your head throughout ░░░░░░░░ entire introduction and I ░░░░░░░░ why So to put ░░░░░░░░ Article 5 commitment in ░░░░░░░░ the first and only ░░░░░░░░ it was invoked was ░░░░░░░░ 9 11 and in ░░░░░░░░ email exchange with The ░░░░░░░░ York Times yesterday the ░░░░░░░░ minister of Poland reiterated ░░░░░░░░ fact and said Poland ░░░░░░░░ a brigade for a ░░░░░░░░ We did not send ░░░░░░░░ bill to Washington How ░░░░░░░░ turning our backs on ░░░░░░░░ allies make them and ░░░░░░░░ United States more vulnerable ░░░░░░░░ I just have to ░░░░░░░░ that sequence in my ░░░░░░░░ in front of the ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Allied Commander of ░░░░░░░░ General Eisenhower who went ░░░░░░░░ to be a president ░░░░░░░░ term president of the ░░░░░░░░ States He would be ░░░░░░░░ and astounded at language ░░░░░░░░ that It s so ░░░░░░░░ and counterproductive You know ░░░░░░░░ we ve gone from ░░░░░░░░ Reagan standing up and ░░░░░░░░ Mr Gorbachev tear down ░░░░░░░░ wall and he could ░░░░░░░░ that because NATO won ░░░░░░░░ Cold War Now we ░░░░░░░░ a presidential candidate say ░░░░░░░░ Putin attack NATO do ░░░░░░░░ you want to them ░░░░░░░░ they don t pay ░░░░░░░░ dues And by the ░░░░░░░░ there are no dues ░░░░░░░░ NATO This is not ░░░░░░░░ a Lago country club ░░░░░░░░ nation builds its own ░░░░░░░░ budget They have a ░░░░░░░░ of about two percent ░░░░░░░░ should all seek to ░░░░░░░░ that goal But the ░░░░░░░░ of this alliance is ░░░░░░░░ we stand together we ░░░░░░░░ together And to the ░░░░░░░░ from our Polish colleague ░░░░░░░░ brigade the White Eagle ░░░░░░░░ fought under my command ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan fought bravely in ░░░░░░░░ very difficult part of ░░░░░░░░ Ghazni took many many ░░░░░░░░ Why were they there ░░░░░░░░ were there because the ░░░░░░░░ States of America was ░░░░░░░░ Our NATO allies in ░░░░░░░░ did not send a ░░░░░░░░ nor did they need ░░░░░░░░ We need to stand ░░░░░░░░ Trump s comments are ░░░░░░░░ beyond the pale.”