WASHINGTON — The day after Spain announced it was closing off its airspace to US planes involved in the Iran war, senior US officials seemingly called into question a fundamental pillar of the NATO alliance: collective defense.
“A lot has been laid bare, a lot has been shown to the world about what our allies would be willing to do for the United States of America,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters inside the Pentagon today. “When we undertake an effort of this scope on behalf of the free world, these are missiles that don’t even range the United States of America, they range allies and others and yet, when we ask for additional assistance or simple access… we get questions or roadblocks or hesitation.”
Hegseth’s comments came just shortly…
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