US EditionRep. Massie Introduces Bill to Remove the United States From NATO
Rep. Thomas Massie introduced HR 6508 to withdraw the U.S. from NATO and block federal funding for its budgets, citing $trillions in costs and risks of foreign wars.
- Dec. 10, Rep. Thomas Massie, U.S. Representative from Kentucky, introduced a House bill to require the president to give formal notice of denunciation and withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization .
- Massie argued `NATO is a Cold War relic` and urged withdrawal to redirect funds to U.S. defense, while debates over NATO have intensified within the Republican Party in recent years.
- The bill would prohibit use of U.S. taxpayer funds for NATO's budgets, and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna co-sponsored the Not a Trusted Organization Act while Sen. Mike Lee filed a similar Senate version earlier this year.
- Procedural obstacles include no chance of House passage, a Senate filibuster needing 60 of 100 votes, and a possible presidential veto, while Sen. Joni Ernst and Sen. Roger Wicker favor stronger NATO ties.
- Looking at burden‑sharing, NATO allies agreed on a 5% GDP guideline by 2035, with five nations over 3% in 2024, including the United States at 3.38%.
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Pics: GOP congressman introduces bill to withdraw US from NATO
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced a bill on Tuesday to withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In a Tuesday press release, Massie described NATO as a “Cold War relic” and argued that the United States should withdraw from the organization and use the money America contributes to the alliance to “defend our own country, not socialist countries.” “NATO was created to counter the Soviet Union, which collap…
US Lawmaker Introduces Legislation Seeking to Pull US Out of NATO
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Rep Massie introduses bill for US to dump 'cold war relic' NATO
Conservative and outspoken libertarian-leaning Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced legislation Tuesday for the United States to formally withdraw from NATO. Sen. Mike Lee is also helping lead the charge, introducing companion legislation in the Senate. The bill argues that the US military cannot be seen as the police force of the world, and that given NATO was created to counter the long-gone Soviet Union, which no longer exists…
The libertarian-conservative MP Thomas Massie has introduced a law in the House of Representatives that would put the United States out of NATO. This cold war relic has led Washington to support socialist countries. Especially in the US Conservatives, there is a strong isolationist movement that rejects the interventionist course of the United States that has been carried out for over a hundred years. Among them is Republican MP Thomas Massie fr…
'A Cold War relic': GOP moves to pull US out of NATO · American Wire News
Some Republicans are pressing for a measure that would formally remove the U.S. from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie decried the “Cold War relic” as he introduced legislation to cut U.S. ties with the decades-old alliance. U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida announced her support in co-sponsoring the Kentucky Republican’s measure, while Sen. Mike Lee of Utah introduced companion legislation in the Senate. Co-s…
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Rep Massie Introduces Bill for US to Dump ‘Cold War Relic’ NATO
(Zero Hedge)—Conservative and outspoken libertarian-leaning Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced legislation Tuesday for the United States for formally withdraw from NATO. Sen. Mike Lee is also helping lead the charge, introducing companion legislation in the Senate. The bill argues that the US military cannot be seen as the police force of the world, and that given NATO was created to counter the long-gone Soviet Union, which no…
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