Goodbye NATO, Hello America First |
Goodbye NATO, Hello America First
Our values and goals are no longer aligned. We must put America first and say goodbye to an alliance built for a bygone era
Jeff Crouere ——Bio and Archives--April 12, 2026
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded in 1949 and has grown to 32 nations.
Not surprisingly, the United States of America is the largest contributor to the organization, supplying 16% of the overall NATO budget and has the largest expenditure on national defense, totaling $980 billion, which is 62% of the overall defense spending of all member nations.
Why should American taxpayers continue to fund an organization which delivers nothing in return?
Realizing that many nations were freeloading and not contributing their fair share, in 2014, the leadership of NATO mandated that members spend at least 2% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defense spending. Unfortunately, in 2024, then NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg admitted that nine member nations had still not met their 2% goal.
The new goal for NATO is for members to spend 3.5% of their annual budget on defense spending by 2035. Currently, only three nations have met that goal.
Throughout the history of NATO, the United States has played a leadership role. In recent conflicts, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995), Kosovo (1999), Libya (2011) and Ukraine (2014 to present), the United States has contributed military personnel, equipment, air strikes, logistical support, and strategic command.
Unfortunately, when the United States needed help in the war in Iran, NATO nations refused to get involved. Not only did these countries decline to help militarily, by providing naval vessels to patrol or help secure the Strait of Hormuz, but they........