CNBC Daily Open: Dispatch from NATO, U.S. strikes Iran and Le Pen is back
Tensions between the U.S. and its allies heat up at the NATO Summit, while a fresh wave of stikes threatens the ceasefire in Iran.
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So-called "Trump Whisperer in Chief" NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte was once again at the forefront of proceedings, lauding the progress made in "shifting the burden" for Europe's defense away from the other side of the Atlantic.And yet, as that great European military tactician Helmuth Von Moltke said over a hundred years ago: "No plan survives first contact with the enemy" (I prefer this version to Mike Tyson's alternative: "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face").Not that President Donald Trump is the enemy here, but he is certainly a major challenge for European leaders trying to hold NATO together.The problem is, whilst Rutte et al are trying to head off Trump on spending, the U.S.
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