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Saying? did nato nations, did nato as an organization need a kick in the pants? >> im happy with the fact that he has helped us to now move on the question of burden-sharing within the alliance. and this is important for european allies for a strong nato, its good for europe, but its also good for united states. we have to remember that the only time we have invoked article v was a after the attack on the united states. and hundreds of thousands of canadian, european soldiers have fought shoulde...

Saying? did nato nations, did nato as an organization need a kick in the pants? >> im happy with the fact that he has helped us to now move on the question of burden-sharing within the alliance. and this is important for european allies for a strong nato, its good for europe, but its also good for united states. we have to remember that the only time we have invoked article v was a after the attack on the united states. and hundreds of thousands of canadian, european soldiers have fought shoulde...

Saying? did nato nations, did nato as an organization need a kick in the pants? >> im happy with the fact that he has helped us to now move on the question of burden-sharing within the alliance. and this is important for european allies for a strong nato, its good for europe, but its also good for united states. we have to remember that the only time we have invoked article v was a after the attack on the united states. and hundreds of thousands of canadian, european soldiers have fought shoulde...

Of nato, you need to follow the rules of nato, so all president trump is trying to do is to do something in support of a multi- lateral organization like nato. theres a lot of criticism about not believing in multi-lateral organizations or acting unilaterally and here is the president trying to enforce a multi-lateral institution like nato, and we are the ones that are saying if you believe in nato, if you believe in the push that nato has, the article v, the protection, the group protection so ...

All meet, they say great things about each other. i think they learned right off the bat that this president wasnt there to sort of make friends and steal a bunch of happy talk he was there to get results for the american people, and in this particular case of nato and nato funding hes a strong supporter of article v, but he recognizes that these folks, they cant just continue to have the u.s. carry the burden. part of the entire nut of nato is to be a check against russia, and if theyre going t...

Withdrawal and engagement with iran and the iranian ground forces. we dont know exactly what could have happened in that meeting. how much does that trouble you? >> thats exactly right. it troubles me a great deal. and your interview with dan coats was really quite jaw-dropping. here we had the leader of the intelligence community, and he doesnt know what took place, not fully, in that two-hour meeting with the president of the united states and our adversary. certainly the russians are already ...

Social media over the president, say a few things in the hallways here. i think they made it clear they wont be -- republicans are not going to be a national security check on this president. were basically going to have to take this question to the electorate this november and tell them if you want a congress that will stand up for our national security than the presidents political interest you need to vote for democrats. thats where we are. >> senator, how much weaker do you think the america...

>> gene, how is the world order looking right now? >> not the way it looked a few weeks or months or years ago. >> turns out it wasnt a compliment that montenegroens are strong people. >> that was the president of the united states questioning the very reason for nato, article v, which, by the way, has only been invoked once, by guess who, by the united states after 9/11, not by montenegro, right? to it shouldnt be a surprise. he doesnt believe in the post-world war ii world order as established...

Country with -- theyre very aggressive people. they may get aggressive. congratulations, youre in world war iii. >> gene, how is the world order looking right now? >> not the way it looked a few weeks or months or years ago. >> turns out it wasnt a compliment that montenegroens are strong people. >> that was the president of the united states questioning the very reason for nato, article v, which, by the way, has only been invoked once, by guess who, by the united states after 9/11, not by monte...

Montenegro is a very tiny country with -- theyre very aggressive people. they may get aggressive. congratulations, youre in world war iii. >> gene, how is the world order looking right now? >> not the way it looked a few weeks or months or years ago. >> turns out it wasnt a compliment that montenegrins are strong people. >> that was the president of the united states questioning the very reason for nato, article v, which, by the way, has only been invoked once, by guess who, by the united states...