Trump does the NATO two-step

Megan McArdle, The Washington Post (USA)
President Trump’s remarks about Iran on Wednesday weren’t exactly a model of clarity. The president clearly wanted to project toughness while continuing to position himself as the president who was getting us out of Middle Eastern entanglements. There’s a potential contradiction here, of course ... What he did was imply that a third party might fill the gap, with a promise to get NATO more closely involved.