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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKristi Noem claims that her Shield of the Americas is "stronger than NATO"
Utter bullshit.
Kristi Noem claims that her Shield of the Americas is "stronger than NATO"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-06-13T18:20:52.914Z
Deuxcents
(28,124 posts)Diamond_Dog
(41,438 posts)LudwigPastorius
(15,218 posts)
Srkdqltr
(10,092 posts)Celerity
(55,257 posts)Shield of the Americas (SOTA) non-US countries:
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago
NATO non-US members:
Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, United Kingdom
That non-US NATO group would CRUSH that non-US SOTA group at every level.
Wiz Imp
(10,725 posts)Total population of all NATO countries excluding the US = approximately 644,000,000.
You are correct that the non-US NATO group would CRUSH the non-US SOTA group at every level.
struggle4progress
(127,072 posts)LessAspin
(2,084 posts)Apparently she didn't get fired for not sucking up to Trump enough
All of these MAGAts are willing go along with Trump burning our alliances because Trump had his feelings hurt or something,
ColoringFool
(1,362 posts)Traildogbob
(13,297 posts)Flapping those fake lips spewing fake shit?
She will be another Kari Lake, like a mosquito inside your tent all night, making that irritating sound even though you cant see it.
appmanga
(1,572 posts)...and a real use than this ridiculous sinecure she was grifted into.
Marie Marie
(11,630 posts)Hey Kristi - why don't you head North. I hear that another political has-been, Sara Palin, is looking for a friend.
GenThePerservering
(4,008 posts)she's just over-compensating. People should just ignore her.