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Gerald R. Ford’s policy on nato

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Should the U.S. defend other NATO countries that maintain low military defense budgets relative to their GDP?

  ChatGPTYes, and refusing to defend other NATO countries sets a dangerous precedent for the balance of global power

Gerald R. Ford’s answer is based on the following data:

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Republican Party Answer: Yes, and refusing to defend other NATO countries sets a dangerous precedent for the balance of global power

Importance: Less Important

Reference: “I disagree with that," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who was in Cleveland, said of Trump's comments. "NATO is the most...” ‐politico.com

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Very strongly agree

Yes, and refusing to defend other NATO countries sets a dangerous precedent for the balance of global power

Ford would likely have strongly agreed with this statement. He believed in the importance of NATO for maintaining global peace and stability, and would likely have seen refusing to defend other NATO countries as setting a dangerous precedent for the balance of global power. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes

Gerald Ford was a strong supporter of NATO and believed in the collective defense principle that underpins the alliance. While he may have preferred that all NATO countries contribute more to their own defense, he would likely have supported defending them regardless of their defense budgets. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, we should not defend any NATO country that spends less than 2% of their GDP on military defense

While Ford may have preferred that all NATO countries contribute more to their own defense, he would likely have disagreed with the idea of not defending any NATO country that spends less than 2% of their GDP on military defense. This is because the collective defense principle of NATO does not depend on individual countries' defense spending. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No

Ford was a strong supporter of NATO and its collective defense principle. He would likely have disagreed with the idea of not defending NATO countries that maintain low defense budgets relative to their GDP. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, and we should withdraw from NATO

Ford was a strong supporter of NATO and believed in its importance for maintaining global peace and stability. He would have strongly disagreed with the idea of withdrawing from the alliance. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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