President Donald Trump has entered into war of words between his French and Turkish counterparts. Trump said President Macron’s remark that NATO was “brain dead” was ‘very, very nasty’ and ‘disrespectful’ for alliance of 29 countries.
Last month Macron made the comment that NATO is ‘brain dead” because Turkey refused to support NATO forces in Syria. Turkey President Erdogan responded, “Mr Macron please check your own brain death”.
Trump said “nobody needs NATO more than France” but may France leave NATO. He said he liked Turkey and Erdogan. Turkey is a very good member of NATO. Erdogan has right to explore for alternatives of F-35s if US fails to deliver same to Turkey.
Erdogan stressed for unconditional support from all 29 NATO’s member on terrorism to Turkey. He said NATO allies must be aware of attacks on Turkey’s soil from Syria and he will not be silent spectator. Turkey threatened to block NATO plan for Baltic countries in Syria.
From 1898 until the end of World War II, the British and French empires were expanding in Africa and Middle East. And after 1950, the US has started asserting global leadership through NATO & CIA. For example, in 1953, the CIA teamed up Britain’s MI6 to overthrow elected government of Iran’s Mohammad Mosaddegh to secure Iran’s oil. They had crowned Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as King of Iran who lasted till Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979.
After break up of USSR in 1990s, the NATO started expanding towards Russian borders like Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Romania, Slovakia, Latvia (1999-2004).
Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom will host all the NATO guests in London at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening.
