"We've never needed them, Trump said in an interview with Fox Business in Davos. We have never really asked anything of them. You know, they'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan or this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, little off the front lines. In fact, the only time in history when NATO invoked the Article 5 collective security agreement was after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States."
"Let me start by paying tribute to the 457 of our armed services who lost their lives in Afghanistan, Starmer began. He continued: I will never forget their courage, their bravery, and the sacrifice that they made for their country. There were many also who were injured, some with life-changing injuries. And, so, I consider President Trump's remarks to be insulting, and frankly, appalling. And I'm not surprised they've caused such hurt to the loved ones of those who were killed and injured, and in fact, across the country."
President Trump questioned the value of NATO at the World Economic Forum in Davos, asserting allied troops in Afghanistan stayed off the front lines and saying the United States had never really asked anything of them. The remarks further strained ties between the U.S. and European allies following earlier tensions over Greenland. U.K. leaders strongly condemned the comments, with Keir Starmer paying tribute to 457 British service members who died in Afghanistan and calling the remarks insulting and appalling. Defence Secretary John Healey emphasized that Article 5 was invoked after Sept. 11 and that more than 450 British personnel lost their lives.
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