Bart Aafjes

Freeonis nailed it again.....

I'm trying to decipher what's being said here by #Trump

I have not yet succeeded.

Asking the real questions here..

The #Kremlin will be happy..

Nobel Peace Prize, my ass.

Vrij.

Thuis.

In sum, NATO has served as both a security guarantee and a strategic tool.

It is enabling the U.S. to maintain influence, deter adversaries, and promote a rules-based international order that aligns with American interests.

Although the current administration seems little value in that.

This demonstrates that the alliance is not one-sided; it provides legitimacy and multinational support for U.S. actions while binding allies to American security.

You could say that the US draws most benefits from the transatlantic alliance. Recently the relations have become strained.

Allies have also contributed directly to U.S. led operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and counter-piracy missions.

The only invocation of Article 5 was after 9/11, when NATO allies supported the U.S. in Afghanistan.

The US have greatly benefited from the alliance.

U.S. trade with NATO allies exceeds $1.6 trillion annually, underscoring how alliance-driven peace fosters American economic prosperity.

While the U.S. contributes significantly to NATO defense spending, around 70% of the total, allies have increasingly shared the load.

The U.S. maintains forward military presence through shared bases and infrastructure, avoiding costly bilateral negotiations with individual countries.

The stability NATO brings to Europe supports a region representing nearly half of global GDP and is the top trading partner for 80 countries.

The United States has used NATO to advance its national interests.

This has been a central theme in U.S. foreign and security policy since the alliance's founding in 1949.

NATO has provided the U.S. with a unified, stable platform to project it's military and political power in Europe and beyond.

Russian State Murder

Protests continue in Georgia. Since November 28, 2024, there has not been a single day in Tbilisi without a protest.

#GeorgiaProtests
Day 465

"Lost"

He only understands the language of money. And Putin owns his wrinkly ass.

I'm trying to decipher what's being said here by #Trump

I have not yet succeeded.

Thank you, appreciate..

Republicans spend an incredible amount of time and energy finding new ways to obstruct justice and accountability. www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

Kutsurubska, Mykolaiv region, Ukraine. The Russians attacked an ambulance with an FPV drone.

Both driver and the ambulance doctor were injured and taken to the hospital.

Another day, another attack on innocent people.

This is the face of the Moscow regime. Daily bombing Ukraine that did nothing to deserve this.

Apartment buildings hit in the middle of the night, explosions, death and destruction, people dying quietly or screaming.

It just goes on and on.

Asking the real questions here..

The #Kremlin will be happy..

That's great Ivo, will it be available as podcast for those on the other side of the Atlantic?

The war in Iran exposes a massive Western double standard.

Ukraine has faced Russian missiles and Iranian shaheds for years without adequate air defense or help striking inside Russia.

Yet when it comes to Iran, the West is willing to unleash total war overnight

In #Kharkiv, Russians killed two children along with their mothers.

During a nighttime attack on the city, a primary school teacher and her son, a second-grade student, were killed in their home. Also, an eighth-grade student from Lyceum No. 16 was killed along with her mother.

Kubilius: EU must urgently boost missile production as demand soars Some 800 US-made missiles have been used in three days across the Middle East, more than Ukraine has made use of over the four winter months. #EuropeNews

In drie dagen tijd zijn er in het Midden-Oosten ongeveer 800 Amerikaanse raketten doorgejaagd.

Dat is honderd meer dan Oekraïne in de afgelopen vier wintermaanden heeft gebruikt.

Europese productie MOET zsm omhoog, anders kan Oekraïne zich niet met verdedigen tegen de Russische rakettenterreur.

💙💛💙💛💙💛💙

Trump is overigens ook stilletjes bezig de sancties op Rusland op te heffen.

Net op tijd om te voorkomen dat de Russen helemaal op zwart zaad komen te zitten.

Ik zie een vrij duidelijk patroon..

Oorlog in #Iran, olieprijs, en dus gaan de brandstof prijzen door het dak..

#Poetin blij, want die kan langer door met oorlog voeren tegen #Oekraïne

Wat regelt #Trump dat toch mooi voor zijn baas in het #Kremlin..

💔 In Kharkiv, 7 people have already died, 15 have been injured, and there are people under the rubble. Russia hit the building with an Izdeliye-30 missile.

The impact destroyed the entrance from the first to the fifth floor.

Such a missile has warhead weighing 800 kg and range of at least 1,500 km

Another day, another attack on innocent people.

This is the face of the Moscow regime. Daily bombing Ukraine that did nothing to deserve this.

Apartment buildings hit in the middle of the night, explosions, death and destruction, people dying quietly or screaming.

It just goes on and on.