Joe,

Re NATO,

I think if you look at what Trump said, that he wanted the other NATO nations to contribute more than they had. I am strongly in favor of supporting the independence of the Baltic states and Poland, and feel we let Ukraine down.

But when others complain about the "Trump Aggression", building up NATO, I hope you remember what administration is doing this expansion ( which I happen to agree with, even if it looks to me like something required by those nations after our "support" of Israel.)



As for Israel, the statement that Jerusalem is occupied territory will not stand. From 1948 through 1967 it WAS, and Jews prohibited from their most holy sites. Since 1967, the Israelis have bent over backwards to give control of the Temple Mount to Moslims- and been kicked in the balls for it.

If Israel treated the Palestinians like the Arabs treated all Jews from 1948 to 1967, I doubt if there would be any approval of that- BUT it would be more just than what the UN resolution declares.