Should've left him sitting on the tarmac sweating his ass off and refused him entry for a day or two. Let him stew in his own fear induced sweat until he's calling every half hour begging just to apologize. Then tell him, "We'll think about it, you may go now" and escort his ass right back out of U.S. airspace without said meeting. Then, once he's landed back in Brussels, before the plane is off the taxiway, call him up and tell him "ok, come on back, but you have 12 hrs to get back over here, I'm a very busy leader and have things to do."
Make NATO dance like the yo-yo it is for the whole world to see.
Then, when Rutte lands again in D.C., meet with him, but then tell him "sorry, pal. The American People are adamant about this. We're out. Y'all have shown to be untrustworthy. We're closing th bases and withdrawing our troops and supplies within the month. Have fun protecting yourselves."
Is that petty and childish? Yeah, probably. But not any more childish than what NATO has been.
Should've left him sitting on the tarmac sweating his ass off and refused him entry for a day or two. Let him stew in his own fear induced sweat until he's calling every half hour begging just to apologize. Then tell him, "We'll think about it, you may go now" and escort his ass right back out of U.S. airspace without said meeting. Then, once he's landed back in Brussels, before the plane is off the taxiway, call him up and tell him "ok, come on back, but you have 12 hrs to get back over here, I'm a very busy leader and have things to do."
Make NATO dance like the yo-yo it is for the whole world to see.
Then, when Rutte lands again in D.C., meet with him, but then tell him "sorry, pal. The American People are adamant about this. We're out. Y'all have shown to be untrustworthy. We're closing th bases and withdrawing our troops and supplies within the month. Have fun protecting yourselves."
Is that petty and childish? Yeah, probably. But not any more childish than what NATO has been.
It is petty and childish but I like it.