Lewzer: Nato faces 'very bad' future if they don't help him

Monday, March 16, 2026

Donald Trump says it would be "very bad for the future of Nato" if allies don't help secure the Strait of Hormuz - a critical waterway for global oil shipping. Aboard Air Force One, Trump also says he is speaking to "about seven" countries about "policing" the strait, adding that he "will remember" if they do not help

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In an interview with the Financial Times, the US president says he expects China to help unblock the strait and could delay a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping if it doesn't

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Article 5 of the 1949 North Atlantic Treaty specifically focuses on "an armed attack against one or more of them [the parties] in Europe or North America."

Like NATO did after 9/11.

But this?

Uh ... no.

Maybe the Israeli Navy can hop on over and play? But nicer than with the USS Liberty (en.wikipedia.org), please.

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-03-16 05:40 AM | Reply

Donald Trump was swaggering, sneering at these people just a few days ago. Now he's threatening them, BEGGING them for their help.

Donald Trump is mentally sick scum. Everything boils down to that.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-16 08:03 AM | Reply

Our resident MAGA are at long last starting that Back Under the Rocks Stage. Where they will stay dormant, like grubs, for some extended period of time.

It's not that they realize that they've done badly. Oh, no. They think that they have always been entirely right.

It's Trump who has failed them. Trump who wasn't the Second, Third, and Fourth Coming of Christ.

Like Trump himself, they never see themselves as the cause of disaster.

They're perfect.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-16 08:12 AM | Reply