It is very disheartening to some Americans that when the members of the\u00a0 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were asked to help secure the Strait of Hormuz they seemed disinterested. America has been the main funder and defender of NATO since it was formed, and the lack of support for America in ending Iranian terrorism was disappointing. However, things happen, and NATO members seem to be changing their tune.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, Red State<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n As we reported, President Donald Trump asked our NATO allies and others to help contribute to a coalition of escort ships to help ensure safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/strong><\/p>\n But he was rebuffed by some of the NATO allies, like Germany, who said that they didn’t start the military action, so why should they be involved? These are some of the same folks who thought the United States should pay endlessly for Ukraine, despite that not being “our war.’<\/strong><\/p>\n They had a bit of a karmic wake-up call when the hotel where their European Union Advisory Mission is housed was hit by an Iran-backed drone in Baghdad.<\/strong><\/p>\n But now Trump is also calling their bluff, because the bottom line is that the U.S. ships very little through the Strait \u2014 it’s far more important to others. So Trump posted on Truth Social that if allies want to play the weak-kneed weasel game, maybe the U.S. should just not provide any escorts, and just let the countries that use it be responsible for it.<\/strong><\/p>\n The article notes:<\/p>\n “I have been in contact with many allies,” Rutte (NATO SecGen Mark Rutte<\/span>) said during a NATO exercise in Norway.<\/strong><\/p>\n “We all agree, of course, that Strait has to open up again. And what I know is that allies are working together, discussing how to do that, what is the best way to do it. They’re working on that collectively to find a way forward.”<\/strong><\/p>\n Rutte also explained the ballistic missile and nuclear capability had been “severely degraded.”<\/strong><\/p>\n Gee, what happened to “We didn’t start it”? Sounds like Trump shamed them into movement. Rutte gets Trump, so he knows they have to pony up.<\/strong><\/p>\n Others are showing up some of our European allies. As we reported, India is providing warships to protect their own ships; it is one of the biggest shippers through the Strait, along with China.<\/strong><\/p>\n …The United Arab Emirates may join a U.S.-led effort to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran all but shut the vital waterway to ships as Tehran wages war<\/a> with Israel and \u200cthe United States, a senior Emirati official said on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, said talks were ongoing and no formal plan had been agreed, but that “big countries” in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe bore responsibility for ensuring the flow of trade and energy.<\/strong><\/p>\n Iran has made a number of strategic mistakes during this war. One of those mistakes was attacking their neighbors who were attempting to remain neutral. I see good things in the future for the people of Iran, but not so good things in the future for the current leaders of Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is very disheartening to some Americans that when the members of the\u00a0 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were asked to help secure the Strait of Hormuz they seemed disinterested. America has been the main funder and defender of NATO … Continue reading