Footing the bulk of the bill for N.A.T.O.: Not any more

One of the reasons President Trump did get more traction than he should have is because he did make common sense remarks on some topics. Most people would agree with the President  that other nations that are part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N.A.T.O.) should pay their fair share towards operations. Secretary of Defense Mattis made this comment at a meeting of defense ministers today. It is painful to write but the Administration is correct. The United States should not be expected to carry the money bag in perpetuity. This is not saying the United States should withdraw from N.A.T.O. That would feed right into the hands of other powers like Russia who would welcome that development and what the United States would do for leverage to get the non compliant member states to get with the program is a very good question. However, the other member states need to get their act together and not take the United States for granted.