In the wake of conversations with U.S. administration officials and Congressional staffers since the war began, I fear the long-term impact upon the cohesion of the transatlantic partnership and the NATO alliance will be far reaching and destructive. Members of Congress have been queuing up to express their disappointment in the failure of European allies to heed the President’s call to join the United States in ensuring the safe passage of international shipping through the vital Strait of Hormuz. “When the Hammer and Sickle flag came down ,for the last time, from the Kremlin , on Christmas day 1991, that is when the United States should have left NATO.” A lot of people were saying that at the time.
Author: The Telegraph
Published at: 2026-03-23 23:11:54
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