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Carter Urges NATO To ‘Engage’ Trump

By Marc Selinger

Monday, November 14th, 2016

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Carter Urges NATO To ‘Engage’ Trump

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter. Photo: Pentagon

Donald Trump’s criticism of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during the presidential campaign should not deter the military alliance from trying to work with his incoming administration, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Nov. 14.“Engage with the new administration, work with them [and] stay committed to the values and the principles that we have stood for,” Carter advised NATO members at an event hosted by the Atlantic magazine in Washington, D.C. “We have a lot of people who are trying…

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