Trump administration 2024-2028
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Brad Sallows
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Sure it's not great news, but if European NATO without the assistance of the US can't defeat Russia or even merely deter a Russian attempt to take on a NATO member, it's not worth propping up - Europe should be interested enough in its own security to commit sufficient resources to maintain it. Endlessly highlighting ways in which the US is withdrawing various incarnations of subsidies is not a particularly high moral plane to occupy.
It should have been obvious for decades that relying too much on the US in Europe, or Asia, is a fragile strategy. The apparent licence to spend on butter rather than guns is too attractive, though.
The US has a huge deficit and debt, and a significant plurality of Americans are offended by European attempts to impose costs and controls on US-based companies. Europeans - and Canada - are choosing some policies poorly. There is no particular reason the US should not be as insistent about its own interests as, say, France.
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Donald Trump has warned that, if Venezuelan jets fly over US naval ships and "put us in a dangerous position, they'll be shot down".
The president's warning comes after Venezuela flew military aircraft near a US vessel off South America for the second time in two days, US officials told the BBC's US partner CBS News.
The reports follow a US strike against what Trump officials said was a "drug-carrying vessel from Venezuela" operated by a gang, killing 11 people.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has said that the US allegations about his country are not true, and that differences between the nations do not justify a "military conflict".
"Venezuela has always been willing to talk, to engage in dialogue, but we demand respect," he added.
When asked by reporters in the Oval Office on Friday what would happen if Venezuelan jets flew over US vessels again, Trump said Venezuela would be in "trouble".
Trump told his general, standing beside him, that he could do anything he wanted if the situation escalated.
Since his return to office in January, Trump has steadily intensified his anti-drug-trafficking efforts in Latin America.
www.bbc.com
Trump says Venezuelan jets will be shot down if they endanger US ships
Donald Trump has warned that, if Venezuelan jets fly over US naval ships and "put us in a dangerous position, they'll be shot down".
The president's warning comes after Venezuela flew military aircraft near a US vessel off South America for the second time in two days, US officials told the BBC's US partner CBS News.
The reports follow a US strike against what Trump officials said was a "drug-carrying vessel from Venezuela" operated by a gang, killing 11 people.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has said that the US allegations about his country are not true, and that differences between the nations do not justify a "military conflict".
"Venezuela has always been willing to talk, to engage in dialogue, but we demand respect," he added.
When asked by reporters in the Oval Office on Friday what would happen if Venezuelan jets flew over US vessels again, Trump said Venezuela would be in "trouble".
Trump told his general, standing beside him, that he could do anything he wanted if the situation escalated.
Since his return to office in January, Trump has steadily intensified his anti-drug-trafficking efforts in Latin America.
Trumps says Venezuelan jets will be 'shot down' if they endanger US ships
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says "differences" between the countries do not justify a "military conflict".
www.bbc.com
