Trump Slams Allies in favor of Putin (again)...

[Dill]

(07-19-2018, 09:59 AM)Arturo Bandini Wrote: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/18/opinions/donald-trump-wrong-nato-montenegro-cristol/index.html

President Donald Trump implicitly questioned why Americans should die for Montenegrins, saying they were "very aggressive people" who may trigger World War III.

LMFAO. It's as big as Rhode Island. What is wrong with that guy ?

The idea might not actually be his.  Putin attempted to prevent Montenegro from joining NATO.

http://time.com/5341790/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-montenegro-nato/
http://thehill.com/policy/international/397653-mccain-trump-plays-right-into-putins-hands-by-attacking-montenegro

http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-trump-montenegro-20180718-story.html#

“Russians were unhappy when Montenegro joined NATO,” Dobbins said. “Russia has criticized NATO and said it’s unnecessary, outdated and a legacy of the Cold War.”

In 2016, Russia was accused of trying to stage a coup in Montenegro in order to replace its government with one that was pro-Kremlin.

Richard Anderson, a political scientist at UCLA, said Montenegro’s vulnerability to Russian aggression illustrates the importance of including smaller countries in NATO.
“Montenegro has a coastline so Russians have a way to get to them,” Anderson said. “But what makes them vulnerable is that they are next to Serbia” — a Russian ally.