By Caitlin MacNeal:
"It was a shocking statement. It was reckless and deeply unwise," R. Nicholas Burns, who served as ambassador to NATO under President George W. Bush, told TPM. Burns is a career foreign service officer who served in the state department under Presidents Bill Clinton and Bush. He is now a professor at Harvard and serves as an adviser to Hillary Clinton.
Burns noted that since NATO was formed in 1949, every American president, both Republican and Democratic, has remained committed to the alliance.
"And for Trump to break with that policy in such a cavalier way is shocking and disturbing because keeping Europe democratic, keeping it safe, and preventing Putin from destabilizing Europe is among the most vital American interests in the world today," he said.
The Full Story (July 21, 2016)
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