NATO Without America Plans in the Works – Not Satire

NATO is planning to defend itself in case the US withdraws from the alliance. They would call it European NATO, and they seek to bring more Europeans into command-and-control roles, supplementing US military assets with their own. That won’t work. Remarkably, they think their fallback plan will work. Instead, why don’t they pay their bills and offer some support when the US needs it? According to the Wall Street Journal, European officials are aiming to preserve deterrence against Russia, operational continuity, and nuclear credibility even if Washington withdraws forces from Europe or refuses to come to its defense, as President Trump has threatened. The plans, first conceived last year, underscore the depth of European anxiety over US reliability. They accelerated after Trump threatened