> let me remind you that he was objectively provably right about the nato free-riding he was wrong calling it 'free-riding', because the us is getting a lot of soft power in return. if we spend more on our military - which we should - it means an european pivot away from the us. > and energy dependence. sure, he was right (like many others). but it was rejected because his criticism happened in the dumbest possible way, without any effort to adopt policies or exert diplomatic influence to change what he criticized. > you germs have a real problem with rejecting common sense when it comes out of a republican's mouth. it's absurd that you think we give a shit about some officials domestic party membership. the world doesn't revolve around your two-party system outside of the us.
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