NATO's foreign ministers met recently to assess current security threats. Alas, the gathering illustrated how the organization has become an expensive burden for America, reducing U.S. security.
NATO was birthed during the Cold War. America's defense shield allowed the war-ravaged states of Western Europe to recover economically and politically.
With the collapse of the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact NATO's raison d'etre simply disappeared. For a time, alliance supporters worried about the organization's future.