Hillbilly version: “You need ownership to defend it, you can’t defend it on a lease” Trump What does this mean. Obviously, we don’t want to own all the places we have military bases around the world? Right? Given the advance time for preparation before public appearances, why does the president’s remarks need to be “walked back”? Yes presidents- both democrats and republicans make absurd remarks. This is just one of the latest. On the playground there are children who do not wish to share, to play nice and if their demands go unmet, will take from those unable to defend themselves. If this trend continues, how long before the United States desires global ownership?

Questions about NATO’s response to attacks upon sovereign border are absurd. If A) we cannot defend our borders, will be necessary to give up our sovereignty to others? I think not! The US would not even consider such a stupid theory. We do not wish to be colonized any more than anyone else. Look at colonization from the other side of the coin.

B) This might be the time to point out NATO’s response to a real attack (9-11). The first invocation of Article 5 and all members responded. Some representatives of the United States needs to apologize for the comments made against the integrity of the NATO countries.

These remarks made by a president whose mental acuity has been confirmed. Mental acuity might be fake news. There is within our executive branch a tendency to protect themselves!