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BumRushDaShow

(171,516 posts) Mon May 4, 2026, 06:20 AM 10 hrs ago

NATO's Rutte Says Europeans Have 'Gotten Message' From Trump

Source: US News & World Report/Reuters

May 4, 2026, at 2:53 a.m.

BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) - ⁠European ⁠nations have "gotten the message" ⁠from U.S. President Donald Trump and are now ensuring that agreements on the use of military bases are ‌being implemented, NATO Secretary ‌General Mark Rutte said on Monday.

Trump has accused ⁠some NATO ⁠nations of not doing enough to support the United States in the Iran war. In a further sign of his discontent with European allies, the U.S. announced on Friday plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany.

"Yes, there has been ⁠some ⁠disappointment from the U.S. ⁠side, but Europeans have listened," Rutte told reporters at a European Political Community summit ⁠in Armenia. "They are now making sure that all the bilateral basing agreements are being implemented," he said.

NATO member Spain has said that military bases on its territory cannot ⁠be used for the war with Iran. But Rutte said ⁠other NATO countries such as Montenegro, Croatia, Romania, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Britain, France and Germany were implementing requests for the use of bases and other logistical support.

Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-05-04/natos-rutte-says-europeans-have-gotten-message-from-trump

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NATO's Rutte Says Europeans Have 'Gotten Message' From Trump (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago OP

That's unfortunate JBTaurus83 10 hrs ago #1

Question... Is Europe really that different from us? ananda 9 hrs ago #2

Those are things that go back far before Christianity even existed. cstanleytech 9 hrs ago #3

No they don't. ananda 4 hrs ago #6

Slavery and genocide predate Christianity by thousands of years is what I'm saying. cstanleytech 8 min ago #7

OK, but my point was that European countries were practicing... ananda 6 min ago #8

So Europe just continues to do whatever Trump wants. SamuelAdams 6 hrs ago #4

Rutte's talking out of his ass wrt Italy Prairie Gates 6 hrs ago #5

JBTaurus83

(1,614 posts)

1. That's unfortunate

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 06:32 AM

10 hrs ago

Europe should not bend to the will of the pig.

ananda

(35,404 posts)

2. Question... Is Europe really that different from us?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 06:56 AM

9 hrs ago

Aren't we all societies built on forms
of slavery and genocide held in place
by the christan crusade and missionary
spirit?

cstanleytech

(28,566 posts)

3. Those are things that go back far before Christianity even existed.

Reply to ananda (Reply #2)

Mon May 4, 2026, 07:02 AM

9 hrs ago

ananda

(35,404 posts)

6. No they don't.

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #3)

Mon May 4, 2026, 12:11 PM

4 hrs ago

This lasted through Nazi Germany.

Many countries in Europe had slave colonies
during the 19th century, and the Catholic
Church has been missionizing all kinds of
countries through the 20th century... all of
it vicious and cruel.

Just look at Queen Victoria's family... they
were autocrats in several countries for quite
a while.

cstanleytech

(28,566 posts)

7. Slavery and genocide predate Christianity by thousands of years is what I'm saying.

Reply to ananda (Reply #6)

Mon May 4, 2026, 04:27 PM

8 min ago

ananda

(35,404 posts)

8. OK, but my point was that European countries were practicing...

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #7)

Mon May 4, 2026, 04:30 PM

6 min ago

slavery, genocide, and missionizing well into the 20th century.

Their wealth, like that of America, is based on it... and the
classism and racism behind it has not disappeared anywhere.

SamuelAdams

(127 posts)

4. So Europe just continues to do whatever Trump wants.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 10:19 AM

6 hrs ago

It's like when your kid throws a temper tantrum in the grocery store so you buy him candy.

Prairie Gates

(8,406 posts)

5. Rutte's talking out of his ass wrt Italy

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 10:25 AM

6 hrs ago

Nothing has changed in the disposition of the air bases: OK for logistics, no go for offensive launches.

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