Susan Glasser

But I think that lying to people over and over again, whether you really believe the lies or not, that's something I feel like you have to answer for your own character. But, you know, the net effect is that, you know, the lies have consequences. And when you see the comments and you see the visible shock and dismay that were written all over the faces of Europe's

leaders over the weekend at the Munich Security Conference as they understood that they had both been lied to and also clearly lied to themselves about what was happening. And, you know, that has consequences. It certainly means, at a minimum, Tim, that they were not prepared adequately for a scenario that they should have been very, very prepared for.

leaders over the weekend at the Munich Security Conference as they understood that they had both been lied to and also clearly lied to themselves about what was happening. And, you know, that has consequences. It certainly means, at a minimum, Tim, that they were not prepared adequately for a scenario that they should have been very, very prepared for.

leaders over the weekend at the Munich Security Conference as they understood that they had both been lied to and also clearly lied to themselves about what was happening. And, you know, that has consequences. It certainly means, at a minimum, Tim, that they were not prepared adequately for a scenario that they should have been very, very prepared for.

Well, what's remarkable is that, you know, you saw some comments suggesting that even from the first Trump term on, Europeans understood that the United States was not necessarily an unwavering partner that they could always count on, that, you know, we were having these sort of four year lockdowns.

Well, what's remarkable is that, you know, you saw some comments suggesting that even from the first Trump term on, Europeans understood that the United States was not necessarily an unwavering partner that they could always count on, that, you know, we were having these sort of four year lockdowns.

Well, what's remarkable is that, you know, you saw some comments suggesting that even from the first Trump term on, Europeans understood that the United States was not necessarily an unwavering partner that they could always count on, that, you know, we were having these sort of four year lockdowns.

wild oscillations in our policy that would affect them at a minimum because of our inconstancy and that we might make a pledge now that we wouldn't be able to redeem for six years on. But to take it from an unreliable ally to some of the comments saying the U.S. is now the adversary, that the U.S. is now undermining in an active sense European security, that's something new.

wild oscillations in our policy that would affect them at a minimum because of our inconstancy and that we might make a pledge now that we wouldn't be able to redeem for six years on. But to take it from an unreliable ally to some of the comments saying the U.S. is now the adversary, that the U.S. is now undermining in an active sense European security, that's something new.

wild oscillations in our policy that would affect them at a minimum because of our inconstancy and that we might make a pledge now that we wouldn't be able to redeem for six years on. But to take it from an unreliable ally to some of the comments saying the U.S. is now the adversary, that the U.S. is now undermining in an active sense European security, that's something new.

You saw, however, the continued... frankly, fecklessness of the response on the part of the Europeans. They have, in fact, relied upon American security guarantees, on American military leadership, on, until recently, American diplomatic leadership. NATO has been established by the US and led by the US since its inception in the aftermath of World War II.

You saw, however, the continued... frankly, fecklessness of the response on the part of the Europeans. They have, in fact, relied upon American security guarantees, on American military leadership, on, until recently, American diplomatic leadership. NATO has been established by the US and led by the US since its inception in the aftermath of World War II.

You saw, however, the continued... frankly, fecklessness of the response on the part of the Europeans. They have, in fact, relied upon American security guarantees, on American military leadership, on, until recently, American diplomatic leadership. NATO has been established by the US and led by the US since its inception in the aftermath of World War II.

And it's hard to see what a NATO without the US in the lead, or possibly what a NATO without the US at all would actually mean. And they called an emergency summit President Macron did in France on Monday in the aftermath of Trump's phone call with Putin last week and the comments by J.D. Vance at the Munich Security Conference.

And it's hard to see what a NATO without the US in the lead, or possibly what a NATO without the US at all would actually mean. And they called an emergency summit President Macron did in France on Monday in the aftermath of Trump's phone call with Putin last week and the comments by J.D. Vance at the Munich Security Conference.

And it's hard to see what a NATO without the US in the lead, or possibly what a NATO without the US at all would actually mean. And they called an emergency summit President Macron did in France on Monday in the aftermath of Trump's phone call with Putin last week and the comments by J.D. Vance at the Munich Security Conference.

I can't say that that summit came out with a resounding sense of how Europe is going to proceed going forward. And remember, There are multiple interlocking issues here. It's not just, well, gee, is Trump going to pull the plug on U.S. assistance for Ukraine? Is Trump going to make a bad deal or a separate peace with Putin on Ukraine?

I can't say that that summit came out with a resounding sense of how Europe is going to proceed going forward. And remember, There are multiple interlocking issues here. It's not just, well, gee, is Trump going to pull the plug on U.S. assistance for Ukraine? Is Trump going to make a bad deal or a separate peace with Putin on Ukraine?

I can't say that that summit came out with a resounding sense of how Europe is going to proceed going forward. And remember, There are multiple interlocking issues here. It's not just, well, gee, is Trump going to pull the plug on U.S. assistance for Ukraine? Is Trump going to make a bad deal or a separate peace with Putin on Ukraine?

But also he may actively and almost certainly will actively undermine NATO cooperation. He might withdraw from it outright. As you know, he's pledged to do that before. Even if he doesn't, what if he pulls out U.S. troops from their forward positions, defending the line essentially between NATO and Russia? You know, that's a very real possibility.