Security experts denounce Trump

The inflammatory foreign policy pronouncements made by him do not represent the interests of the U.S., they have said..

A bipartisan group of national security experts in the United States have denounced the foreign policy pronouncements of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump with regard to the traditional allies of the country. Mr. Trump has called NATO obsolete and thinks military alliances are costly for the U.S, with little returns.

A bipartisan group of national security experts in the United States have denounced the foreign policy pronouncements of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump with regard to the traditional allies of the country.

“…we, as a community, assert our collective commitment to our traditional American alliances and the values and principles of our country. The inflammatory remarks made by Donald Trump do not represent the interests of the United States. Today, we transcend our partisan efforts to reassure the international community that our commitments are unwavering,” a statement issued by the group said.

His ‘obsolete’ views

Mr. Trump has called NATO obsolete and thinks military alliances are costly for the U.S, with little returns.

Former U.S Ambassador to India Robert Blackwill and Harvard scholar Nicholas Burns, several generals and scholars have signed the statement.

“We stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies throughout the world. In particular, we believe the U.S. must continue to lead and support the NATO Alliance and our Article V commitments to all of our allies, including Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. We stand firm in a commitment to non-proliferation. As a nation, we value active debate of ideas. But when comments by national leaders threaten to harm the interests of our country, we cannot be idle. As Americans in the field of national security, we assure you that we will continue to work in the interest of the United States. The strength of our alliances is at the core of those interests."