Obama Refuses to Meet With NATO Secretary General in Washington

Wednesday, March 25, 2015
By Paul Martin

SputnikNews.com
25.03.2015

NATO’s new Secretary General is in Washington this week, but despite repeated requests, has been refused a meeting at the White House. Could this be another indication of rising tension between President Obama and European leaders over the proposed EU army?

Nearly every NATO country has hosted the organization’s new head, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, since he took office in October. It’s part of a long tradition which has, until now, been enthusiastically followed by US presidents as a way to illustrate commitment to one of the country’s strongest treaty obligations.

“The Bush administration held a firm line that if the NATO secretary general came to town, he would be seen by the president…so as not to diminish his stature or authority,” Kurt Volker, former US representative to NATO, told Bloomberg.

But as Stoltenberg continues a three-day trip to Washington, President Obama has failed to respond to multiple requests to meet with the secretary general.

This is especially surprising given the alarmist attitude currently overtaking much of Europe. As NATO allies continue to issue concerns about a perceived threat from Russian aggression – a misleading narrative fully endorsed by the United States – one would think that President Obama would make time to meet with NATO leadership.

“We are implementing the biggest reinforcement of our collective defense since the end of the Cold War,” Stoltenberg said during the DC NATO Transformation Seminar.

The Rest…HERE

Leave a Reply

Join the revolution in 2018. Revolution Radio is 100% volunteer ran. Any contributions are greatly appreciated. God bless!

Follow us on Twitter