The Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, expressed his admiration for Donald Trump’s leadership after Trump's sneak bombing raid on Iran.. No doubt Mr Rutte also admires Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin and Admiral Yamamoto, all of whom were well practised in art of the sneak attacks.
Rutte gushed that Trump's strong action was "Truly extraordinary" and added that it "makes us all safer". He then qualified himself for the Brown Nosed, Obsequious Sychophant Gold Medal for 2025 with his pitiful, "Daddy uses strong language" when referring to Trump's F Bomb outburst at a press conference. He had earlier referred to Trump as Daddy saying that like a good Daddy, Trump had watched two little boys fighting, had let them fight for a while and then stepped in to stop the fight.
This cringe worthy comment from the Secretary general of NATO is appalling. Does Mr Ruppe not understand that his "two boys fighting" analogy actually caused the deaths of many thousands of men, women and totally innocent children.
NATO's Secretary General was probably very well briefed that the only way the speak to Trump is by being effusively sychophantic. He did so to perfection...or was that to the point of nausea?
Rutte's gushing flattery of Trump was certainly taken up worldwide bthe Murdoch's rancid media and other right wing newspaper. The editor of the conservative West Australian newspaper, Christophe Dore, even suggested that Australia's Prime Minister , Anthony Albanese, should adopt similar obsequious language to obtain a visit with President Trump. Most Australians are appalled at Trump's off hand and disrespectful behaviour towards Australia. We al lwant Mr Albanerse to steer well clear of Trump for as long as possible.
To cite Trump's sneak attack on Iran as a highpoint in political leadership is absurd. Leadership is not only the ability to use massive force. Leadership requires wisdom and a great deal of courage.
In October, 1962, President Kennedy was confronted by his National Security Advisor, McGeorge Bundy, and the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Curtis Le May. They showed Kennedy pictures of missile silos being erected in Cuba by Russian Premier, Nikita Khruschev.
LeMay, a well-known hardliner, enthusiastically urged the president to act swiftly, saying that that he could have US fighter aircraft over Cuba in fifteen minutes and completely obliterating the missile sites.
President Kennedy, who had fought with distinction in World War 2, replied, “Are there any other options?” Le May was astounded and angry that Kennedy did not order an immediate bombing attack.
History tells us that there were other options. Thanks to the leadership of a courageous and wise US President, a major world nuclear conflict, which could have been the end of civilisation as we know it, was avoided. Not a bomb was dropped, not a life was lost. That is leadership!
