*McManus, John F. (December 18, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/34379-nato-s-real-purpose NATO’s Real Purpose]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 18, 2019.</ref> [[neoconservatism]], [[Islamism]], and [[imperialism]]. [[President Donald Trump]] was highly critical of how the United States has been saddled with the bulk of the cost throughout its history while [[Europe]] has not paid its agreed upon mandated share of defense costs. | *McManus, John F. (December 18, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/34379-nato-s-real-purpose NATO’s Real Purpose]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 18, 2019.</ref> [[neoconservatism]], [[Islamism]], and [[imperialism]]. [[President Donald Trump]] was highly critical of how the United States has been saddled with the bulk of the cost throughout its history while [[Europe]] has not paid its agreed upon mandated share of defense costs. |