13 Jul 2024 8:27 am
Having served on several ships in the Atlantic fleet, I spent a great deal of time operating with NATO naval forces. I am a firm believer in a strong, unified, and expanding NATO as the best defense against Russian—and now Chinese—hegemony. I followed the NATO summit closely this past week and listened to a great interview with Jens Stoltenberg, the outgoing NATO Secretary General. He sang the praises of Joe Biden. He credited Joe with providing the leadership that re-solidified and expanded NATO. Few folks in our government have more experience with NATO than Joe Biden, who helped the alliance make its first significant expansion in 1999 when he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Joe owned the room this week at NATO, and NATO nations are glad that he is our president and scared **** that he might lose to the clown.