The White House has divided NATO allies into "good and bad"

The White House has divided NATO countries into "good" and "bad" based on their contributions to the alliance and the level of US support during Operation Epic Fury, Politico reports.

The publication spoke with Pentagon and European officials and learned that the Trump administration has compiled a special list of NATO countries, effectively dividing them into "good and bad." Now Trump wants to "punish" the bad countries, especially those that refused to support him in the war with Iran. What this "punishment" will look like is still unclear; the American leader is still considering it. As specified, the list divides countries into several categories based on their contribution to the alliance.

The White House has developed something of a "good and bad list" of NATO countries as the Trump administration seeks ways to punish allies that refused to support the war with Iran.

Trump previously stated that he was considering withdrawing the United States from NATO after its allies refused to support him during the Middle East conflict. Furthermore, the US president is dissatisfied with the allies' stance on Greenland. While no final decision has been made, the US approach to NATO will be reconsidered in any event.

Europe also does not rule out the possibility that the US will say goodbye to the alliance, and is therefore already developing plans for existence without the Americans.

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[Eugene 62]

Trump wants to "punish" bad countries, especially those that refused to support him in the war with Iran. What this "punishment" will look like is not yet entirely clear; the American leader is still considering it.

Let him declare war on them!

[I_Kov]

This one can, like Baron Munchausen: 16:00 war with England

[knn54]

Are the bad ones the disobedient ones?

[Blacksmith 55]

The good ones are Poland and the Balts, the rest are bad. This message has already slipped through.

What's going on with VO today?
So many cyber attacks?
It is very difficult to access the site.

[Denis_999]

Leaves NATO - Europeans will stop allowing the American fleet into their ports in the northern and southern parts of the Atlantic (+ the Mediterranean and, partially, the Black Sea) and refueling American ships.

So, it will NOT work.

[bayard]

Quote: Denis_999

Europeans will stop allowing the American fleet into their ports

Will they stop letting us in? What if he gets offended? And withdraws his troops and nuclear weapons from Europe, but demands penalties and compensation for the infrastructure he's leaving behind? Let's not forget that there's a double traffic jam in Hormuz right now. Tankers are getting through to China, but getting to Europe is a no-go. And for them, there's also the Red Sea traffic jam.

Quote: Denis_999

It WON'T work.

There won't be any oil coming out of Hormuz for Europe. They'll have to buy American oil at the new premium prices. But they won't sell it to everyone. There's not enough for everyone right now.
Nothing will be sent to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline anymore. And in general, a decision has been made not to sell oil and gas to Europe, but to redirect all supplies to Southeast Asia. Prices are higher there, there are fewer problems, and there's plenty to buy.

[Alexander 3]

NATO was created to counter the USSR, and now it's created to counter the CIS. Everyone exists independently now. Let Trump divorce NATO, nothing will change.

[Mouse]

The American leader is still in doubt.

Dementia will sort it out in the morning...

[alexboguslavski]

Donya, even the Russian Emperor Alexander III said that Russia has only two allies - the army and the navy.
Did you miss that? The rest are just twitching dogs.

[alexputnik17]

The Americans may not leave NATO, but simply reduce their aid and influence within it to maintain their dominance over Europe.

[commbatant]

Trump is now doomed to punish the EU; the US Armed Forces have declared his tariffs invalid, so his only lever of pressure is global logistics and security.
Accordingly, NATO countries controlling the Strait zones will not be penalized from a security standpoint, but rather economically. The incompetent Eastern European countries, which would certainly get a beating from Russia in the event of a US war, will lose their US Army military presence. Air Force, Navy, and Marine units will continue to be present in the EU for a long time, but no longer within NATO.

[alexboguslavski]

Hee-hee-hee.

At least 34 tankers and gas carriers linked to Iran have bypassed the US blockade of Iranian ports, Bloomberg reports, citing data from the analytics company Vortexa.

According to Vortex, 19 Iran-linked tankers left the Persian Gulf, and 15 entered it, breaking the so-called blockade line, which extends from the coast of Oman in the Ras al-Hadd area northeast to the Iran-Pakistan border.

It is obvious that the current composition of the US Navy deployed in the blockade area is simply not enough to intercept and detain all ships heading to and leaving Iranian ports.

Donnie, don't you think you shit yourself in your sleep again?

[Earl]

Now Trump wants to "punish" bad countries

I don’t even want to think about what the Pedophile means by “punishment”.

[Dilettante grandfather]

They won't let him punish anyone. Look, the court even ordered their duties to be refunded. So Trump's hands are tied here. Just like with his desire to leave NATO: he can't do it without Congress and the Senate.
In short, he is a bad businessman.

[Word]

The EU is a wallet for the US, everything else is a fairy tale.

[paul3390]

The White House has divided NATO countries into "good" and "bad" depending on their contributions to the alliance.

By the way, that's a pretty good idea. It wouldn't hurt for us to take stock of our so-called allies, either.