by Carol E. Lee, Courtney Kube and Geoff Bennett
WASHINGTON — Hours after President Donald Trump departed NATO
headquarters Thursday, U.S. military leaders embarked on a full-scale
“damage control” operation with calls to their counterparts across
Europe to reassure them that America will abide by its defense
commitments in the region.
The outreach, directed by the Pentagon leadership, came after Trump threatened to reassess
those commitments during a gathering with NATO allies in Brussels,
according to multiple current and former diplomatic and military
officials familiar with the calls.
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