Editorial Board
Trump’s Outbursts Weaken NATO and Harm the US
Denouncing the former president’s reckless declarations often serves his purpose. Sometimes it’s necessary anyway.
Just the opposite.
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Perhaps inevitably, the 2024 presidential campaign is quickly becoming a clash of first principles, one that will require repeating basic facts about the world and repudiating lies.
Here’s one such fact: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is among the most successful military alliances in history, securing peace and prosperity across the Western world for nearly 75 years. Destroying it for no reason would be a bad idea.