Earlier this morning, the United States formally withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) arms control treaty with Russia…
JUST IN: Sec. of State Mike Pompeo announces the U.S. withdrawal from the INF Treaty: "Russia has jeopardized the United States' security interests, and we can no longer be restricted by the treaty while Russia shamelessly violates it." https://t.co/DiAD0MLaC4 pic.twitter.com/FITEXyHyR8
— ABC News (@ABC) February 1, 2019
…And House Dems are PISSSED, accusing the Trump administration of “needlessly ignoring the concerns of our allies and partners on an issue that should unify NATO, not divide it”:
The Trump administration is needlessly ignoring the concerns of our allies and partners on an issue that should unify NATO, not divide it.
— House Armed Services (@HASCDemocrats) February 1, 2019
Err…
As CNN’s Ryan Browne points out, literally every NATO member is behind the U.S. on the move:
Actually all 28 non-US NATO members said they backed the decision on INF https://t.co/X8qYDHbjM8
— Ryan Browne (@rabrowne75) February 1, 2019
But don’t take our word for it. Here’s Jens Stoltenberg:
Russia is in material breach of the #INFTreaty & must use next 6 months to return to full & verifiable compliance or bear sole responsibility for its demise. #NATO fully supports the US suspension & notification of withdrawal from the Treaty: https://t.co/VOhUB0HoAd pic.twitter.com/28Rwicqr8o
— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) February 1, 2019
That would be NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg:
The NATO Secretary General agrees with the Trump Administration’s decision. https://t.co/BYijeGIZGN
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) February 1, 2019
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So Dems should correct their tweet since Trump is DOING EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAID HE SHOULD DO:
NATO echoing Trump Admin warning on the INF arms control treaty. https://t.co/vHzvPbJdhN
— Olivier Knox (@OKnox) February 1, 2019
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