The Korea Times
NATO is once again in the rhetorical cross hairs as the Trump administration has chided some European members for not allowing American aircraft to transit through U.S. European bases. Nor have the Europeans rallied to politically help the United States confront Iran’s blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Washington’s ire is warranted but its reactions are unnecessary. The high octane rhetoric across the Atlantic is justified given the fact that some NATO allies such as Spain have not stepped up to their treaty obligation and actually closed their airspace to American warplanes. Earlier in the war, British Prime Minister Kier Starmer tried playing the same card. “This is not our war and we're not going to get dragged into it,” he commented early on by restricting the use of British bases to U.S. aircraft which were covered by the NATO alliance. Needless to say, this did not play well with the White House. The political fracas raises the obvious questions. U.S. President Donald Trump warns that the U.S. may leave NATO. The Europeans blink in horror but then the smug distai
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