Why seek friends except for mutual defense and aggression among the band against the foe? (religion-online.org)
Clinton focused on the U.S.'s relationship with its allies: «I want to reassure our allies in Japan and South Korea and elsewhere that we have mutual defense treaties and we will honor them,» she said. (theeverygirl.com)
Trump offered new fodder for that view this week with his petulant tour of Europe, his refusal to affirm the principle of mutual defense for members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and his announcement Thursday that the U.S. is «getting out» of the Paris agreement on climate change. (fortune.com)