The reckless gamble with the existence of the American people and the peoples of Western Europe appears to be getting more dangerous by the day.
By John Leake
The Focal Points
August 31, 2026
In spring of 2008, I was living in Vienna, Austria and carefully followed the reporting on the NATO Bucharest Summit from April 2-4. For readers who don't remember this momentous occasion: it was during this summit that the NATO issued a declaration stating that Georgia and Ukraine would eventually become NATO members.