David Ignatius: People at NATO Are Hoping America Will Continue Its Traditional Role

IGNATIUS So Elise they ░░░░░░░░ hoping that the United ░░░░░░░░ will remain a solid ░░░░░░░░ I heard people you ░░░░░░░░ you could say hoping ░░░░░░░░ hope after hearing the ░░░░░░░░ D Vance s speech ░░░░░░░░ America would continue its ░░░░░░░░ role but but they ░░░░░░░░ trying to prepare for ░░░░░░░░ different kind of future ░░░░░░░░ s so extraordinary This ░░░░░░░░ the conference that I ░░░░░░░░ just come back back ░░░░░░░░ every year is a ░░░░░░░░ of the Transatlantic Alliance ░░░░░░░░ whole idea was to ░░░░░░░░ Germany the defeated power ░░░░░░░░ World War II into ░░░░░░░░ order that would maintain ░░░░░░░░ and security across Europe ░░░░░░░░ the world It s ░░░░░░░░ successful to have this ░░░░░░░░ on Europe take place ░░░░░░░░ that at that event ░░░░░░░░ unusual But I I ░░░░░░░░ t I don t ░░░░░░░░ your viewers to think ░░░░░░░░ Europe is giving up ░░░░░░░░ America I don t ░░░░░░░░ they re there yet ░░░░░░░░ re hoping but but ░░░░░░░░ re but they re ░░░░░░░░ prudent plans They re ░░░░░░░░ about their own defense ░░░░░░░░ they know they may ░░░░░░░░ in the end left ░░░░░░░░ facing Putin who is ░░░░░░░░ just would note the ░░░░░░░░ reports are clear Putin ░░░░░░░░ not given up on ░░░░░░░░ desire to dominate Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ s he thinks he ░░░░░░░░ winning You know he ░░░░░░░░ go into a negotiation ░░░░░░░░ that doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ s giving up his ░░░░░░░░ basic goal of overcoming ░░░░░░░░ s desire to be ░░░░░░░░ independent European nation.”