Harry S. Truman

Very strongly agree

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

Truman's foreign policy was centered on the idea of containment and collective security. He would likely strongly agree that refusing to defend other NATO countries sets 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

Harry S. Truman was a strong advocate for international cooperation and collective security. He was instrumental in the formation of the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). He would likely agree with the idea of the U.S. defending other NATO countries, 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 Truman was a strong advocate for defense spending and military preparedness, his foreign policy was more focused on collective security and international cooperation than on individual countries' defense budgets. He would likely disagree with the idea of not defending a NATO country based solely on its 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

Truman's foreign policy, known as the Truman Doctrine, was centered on the idea of containment, which involved providing political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from authoritarian forces. This would suggest that he would disagree with the idea of not defending NATO countries with low 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.

Very strongly disagree

No, and we should withdraw from NATO

Truman was instrumental in the formation of NATO and believed strongly in collective security and international cooperation. He would strongly disagree with the idea of withdrawing from NATO. 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.