Norway’s Foreign Minister says US tariffs may violate NATO Article 2, and that he will be bringing it up with Marco Rubio in Brussels during the currently ongoing 2-day NATO meeting.

https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/barth-eide_-usas-nye-tollsatser-kan-vaere-i-strid-med-nato-artikkel-1.17368455

by angryloser89

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  1. Barth Eide: New US tariffs may be in conflict with NATO article

    Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide tells NRK that he will raise the tariff war with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the NATO meeting in Brussels.

    Eide also says that the new US tariffs may be in conflict with NATO article 2:

    “The parties will contribute to the further development of peaceful and friendly international relations by strengthening their free institutions, by creating a better understanding of the principles on which these institutions are based and by promoting the conditions for stability and welfare. **They will seek to remove conflictual elements in their international economic policies and will encourage economic cooperation among themselves**,” the article states.

  2. The US is not going to care about what anyone says. They’re already primed to pull out of NATO. I’m not sure the world makes it for the next 46 months. I certainly think America won’t. This would just be sad if it wasn’t so dangerous.

  3. Trump: this is fake news, and if it isn’t I will ignore it anyway. Want more tariffs? I heard Norway was a very, very weak country…. (or something like that).

    Its truly a sight to behold to watch politicians from all over Europe (not all, but too many) cling to the idea that you can negotiate with the US, point at laws and treaties and rules and expect that this will work in some way. They really think that things will go back the way they were if only

    A) we go along a bit here and there and ‘weather the storm’
    or
    B) grovel, plead and beg

    Even with those that seem to have accepted the new reality there’s still that unspoken longing for the ‘good old days’ when the US could be trusted.

    Sad, really.

  4. Since leaks have made it clear that the US will abandon its treaty obligations or worse, attack a NATO ally, this meeting is just for show. The United States is no longer a reliable partner in NATO. It is now actively undermining the alliance

  6. “NATO is a military alliance. It isn’t about trade.”

    Sure thing, bucko.

  7. Dont think that administration care about some article.

  8. That’s not the argument that will fly in Brussels. The US interpreted European economic measures as already “conflicting elements,” and tariffs are merely imposed as a consequence and not the cause of these conflicting elements. They call it reciprocal for a reason.

    The US won’t leave NATO as long as the European countries continue to increase their military capability.

  9. Trump is just waiting for an excuse that he can blame NATO for, even if it’s his fault.

    Punishing the US for this will force Trump to pull the US out of NATO, and he will say that NATO was being unreasonable and wanted to hurt the US.

    If Trump was even half as intelligent as a door nail, I might have said that this was his plan all along; raise tariffs on all NATO countries to force NATO to respond, then pull out to avoid being held responsible and blame NATO for it.

  10. America doesn’t give a shit about rules, laws or conventions. Stop pretending they’re a rational actor and start treating them like the third world shithole that they are.

  11. It wont work cos Article 2 is vague unless there is a specific framework around it –

    NATO Article 2 states:

    “The Parties will contribute toward the further development of peaceful and friendly international relations by strengthening their free institutions, by bringing about a better understanding of the principles upon which these institutions are founded, and by promoting conditions of stability and well-being. They will seek to eliminate conflict in their international economic policies and will encourage economic collaboration between any or all of them.”

  12. Funny thing to say while they literally planning annexation from a NATO country.

  13. The Trump administration doesn’t understand words, cannot read, cannot think. Good luck!

  15. I would say ir is a feature and nor a bug, but they are not smart enough for it.

    It is just dumb luck they get to strike NATO too.

    Anyway NATO is dead, lets move over.

  17. Rubio will be like “Well Master Trump wants it so.. What can we do right..”

  18. US says: Nah, I don’t think so. You are wrong. You did the violations for decades, pay up.

  19. Europe should tax American products 30%. Not because of their tariffs but because we are forced to entertain these morons trying to play government. Imagine being a European politician, probably decently educated, and having to sit through a session where the opposite side of the table is spewing Facebook drivel like your common village drunk.

  20. Rubio is a traitorous liar who will just quote the Bible and then immediately do something that violates the verse he has just quoted.

  21. We have a signed free trade agreement with the Americans. They don’t respect signed agreements anymore.

    Sincerely,

    Canada

  22. USA needs to take a course in economics and diplomacy. Like seriously.

  24. The Feisty Finns of Finland
    FFF Finn’s first to the front🙂
    That’s the way I see it from this side of the pond.

  25. lol Europe still thinking Trump cares about diplomacy or existing treaties or agreements.

    Hit him hard and where his base are voting, make the tech bros suffer.

  26. Just so that we are clear, these tarrifs also clearly violate WTO rules.

    But laws and rules are of no concern to the American Empire.

  27. Wasting his breath. Trump has already proven he doesn’t give a shit about existing agreements. Just look at how he’s slapped import duties on Canada and Mexico, countries the US has a trade agreement with that he himself negotiated.

  28. at this point nato is more of an intel source to US, they don’t care to uphold the alliance and may very atack its members, just kick them out, and make europe stop being so dependent of them

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