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Trump adviser Scaramucci says parts, not all, of NATO are obsolete
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Tue Jan 17, 2017 | 10:08am EST
Trump adviser Scaramucci says parts, not all, of NATO are obsolete
By Carmel Crimmins | DAVOS, SWITZERLAND
Donald Trump's comments about NATO being "obsolete" reflect how the world has changed, but should not be interpreted as meaning that it needs to be consigned to history, a senior adviser to the U.S. president-elect said on Tuesday.
Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday that Trump's comments had aroused concern across the 28-member alliance. Trump, who is due to be sworn in on Friday, criticized NATO for not defending against terrorist attacks.
"NATO is working but there are things about it that need to change and there are parts of it that are, in the words of Trump, 'obsolete'", Anthony Scaramucci, a hedge fund manager who is joining Trump's White House staff as an adviser, told an audience at the World Economic Forum (WEF).
NATO has been seen since the 1950s as the keystone of western European defenses, extending its zone of activity in the post-Cold War period to the borders of Russia.
"We have to think about changing the (NATO) treaty to front face the 21st and 22nd centuries," Scaramucci said, adding the focus should now be on finding common cause with Russia.
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Trump adviser Scaramucci says parts, not all, of NATO are obsolete
By Carmel Crimmins | DAVOS, SWITZERLAND
Donald Trump's comments about NATO being "obsolete" reflect how the world has changed, but should not be interpreted as meaning that it needs to be consigned to history, a senior adviser to the U.S. president-elect said on Tuesday.
Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday that Trump's comments had aroused concern across the 28-member alliance. Trump, who is due to be sworn in on Friday, criticized NATO for not defending against terrorist attacks.
"NATO is working but there are things about it that need to change and there are parts of it that are, in the words of Trump, 'obsolete'", Anthony Scaramucci, a hedge fund manager who is joining Trump's White House staff as an adviser, told an audience at the World Economic Forum (WEF).
NATO has been seen since the 1950s as the keystone of western European defenses, extending its zone of activity in the post-Cold War period to the borders of Russia.
"We have to think about changing the (NATO) treaty to front face the 21st and 22nd centuries," Scaramucci said, adding the focus should now be on finding common cause with Russia.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-davos-meeting-scaramucci-idUSKBN1511RM
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