Pete Hegseth Scolds NATO Allies

The United States has defended Europe for generations, and the president said, all he said was that our jets would need to take off from bases in Europe, or our ships from ports to strike targets in the Middle East, Iranian targets that threaten European interests even more directly than they threaten us. But too many of our allies said no or tried to drown us in arcane legal debates or criticized us publicly for doing what they aren’t prepared or able to do themselves. It was shameful. These allies, they put America’s sons and daughters, our sons and daughters, at risk by denying them the predictable access, basing and overflight that never should have been in question at all. I’m announcing today a six-month Department of War review that will examine America’s force posture and basing in Europe, up to six months, could be less.