Opinion: Trump is turning U.S. foreign policy into a protection racket
President Trump speaks on March 6 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. By Max Boot Max Boot Columnist covering national security Email Bio Follow Columnist March 11 at 10:15 AM With his diatribes against witnesses who cooperate with the government — “flippers” and “rats” — President Trump has become notorious for speaking like a mob boss. He is acting like one, too, turning U.S.
There is nothing novel or wrong about asking allies to pay more; past administrations have done so for decades. But unlike his predecessors, Trump shows no awareness of the benefits that the United States derives from its deployments. He is acting like a landlord demanding a rent increase from deadbeat tenants.
The countries with the largest number of U.S. troops — Japan, Germany and South Korea — have more than a million active-duty military personnel of their own altogether. America’s modest contribution, equal to 10 percent of their own armed forces, is primarily intended to deter a war with nuclear-armed foes such as Russia, North Korea or China that would be catastrophic for all concerned — including us. If U.S.
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