Has NATO Outlived Its Usefulness? - Bruce Thornton

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/06/Uncommon_Knowledge_Bruce_Thornton

Author and CSU-Fresno Professor of Classics Bruce Thornton argues that US - European military agreements such as NATO have outlived their usefulness.

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Peter Robinson interviews Fresno State Classicist Bruce Thornton about his new book Decline and Fall: Europe's Slow Suicide.

In his new book, Decline and Fall: Europe's Slow Motion Suicide, Bruce Thornton asserts that Europe has turned its back on the Western tradition to which it owes its greatness. It has abandoned pride in the nation, discarded traditional Christianity, and, in so doing, is without unifying values, ideals, and beliefs.

But if Europe is still democratic, and if it still embraces the free market, why should anyone care that Judaeo-Christian religious beliefs are slipping away. The answer lies in the coinciding rise of radical Islam - Hoover Institution

Bruce S. Thornton is a classicist at California State University, Fresno. He is a frequent guest on talk radio shows across the United States and appeared regularly on ABC's Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. Thornton is a regular contributor to the popular, conservative website www.CaliforniaRepublic.org and has written several books.

Peter M. Robinson is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he writes about business and politics, edits Hoover's quarterly journal, the Hoover Digest, and hosts Hoover's television program, Uncommon Knowledge.

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[Jridden2009]

Damn the EU! They should thanks us for rebuilding the rubbles that was post WWII Europe!

[dantae666]

english and agree then maybey my country will have a decent military agan because it will have to hate relying on the f**** usa cling to past glory its a national discrace

[Thiseas1974]

That's what you think.

Power doesn't come from numbers.

As for the Muslims, Americans used them as a mean to cause problems inside Europe, when it was rising as an economic power.

The people of Europe maybe old but that means they KNOW how to behave at all circumstances.

[kvonribbenburg]

well lots of books were kept safe in monastries, so it's certainly not true that 'christians burned all the progressive books and teachings that contradicted their holy book'.

[aviomaster]

VincentTheBoss (-- WELL RUSSIA , during CZAR , was the best friend of many strong EUROPEAN NATIONS, now thinking THAT RUSSIA is going to destroy EU , and attack it , IS JUST out of the picture.

MAIN reason for war in KOSOVO is too expell Serbs and CREATE NATO state, THAT is clear. WATCH : Kosovo ,it began with a lie, FROM GERMANS ,, KOSOVO is pure USA political and military state. THAT is clear.

[alphadawg44]

Yes let's add to the world's troubles. India and Pakistan, the ball is in your court.

[VincentTheBoss]

correct! European military, except the British, is a total joke! Europe has to become stronger to be ready when china joins the superpowers and allies with Russia

I live in Belgium btw

[CorkedMagician]

Europe is old and tired. They've fought for so long they just want to ignore anything that threatens their supossed peace. The last thing they want to hear is that their soldiers may be used for anything other then a fancy parade. In today's world the defence of Europe comes from its North American children.

[aviomaster]

FUCk NATO and USA ... Serbia is with RUSSIA ,,,, PUTIN go ... NATO get the fuck out of SERBIA .... KOSOVO is SERBIA ... USA has 45.000 base in KOSOVO .... WHAT is the reason ... MAYBE JEWS know the TRUTH ....

[zbambam5]

rather pay more for good domestic labor than less for shotty shit work from foreign laborers.