For over six decades, maintaining a strong NATO Alliance has been one of the most important strategic objectives of the United States. Every American President since Harry Truman, Republican and Democrat, has believed that defending our alliance of democracies is a vital U.S. interest, especially the core commitment enshrined in Article 5 of the NATO treaty — that an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. Donald Trump’s recent statements casting doubt on whether he would honor that commitment should one of our allies be attacked compels us to respond. Just last week, Trump said he would consider recognizing the Russian annexation of Crimea and lifting sanctions on Moscow. He also encouraged the Russian government to hack into Secretary Clinton’s emails. These are disgraceful statements that betray our longstanding values and national interests embraced by Presidents of both parties. Läs uttalandet
