Tod MaffinCanadian Commentator, From Far and Wide · Emotional Support Canadian

America did not stand alone after 9/11. It just forgot who stood with it.

21 Jan 2026 · 2 min

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In this YouTube commentary, the speaker rebuts former President Trump’s claim that NATO would never defend the United States, arguing that the alliance has already done so. The speaker explains that NATO’s collective defense clause (Article 5) was invoked only once—in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks—to mobilize a global response for the United States. Specific examples are given of Denmark, Canada, and Greenland providing military assistance and humanitarian support, with Denmark suffering the highest per‑capita casualties among NATO members in Afghanistan. The commentary emphasizes that alliances are based on pre‑committed promises, not transactional exchanges, and that NATO’s solidarity was crucial in preventing the United States from facing its darkest hour alone.

Well, Supreme and Glorious Leader Chairman Trump had a rambling news conference again today, and in it he said that NATO wouldn't ever come to the defense of the US, so why should the US honor its NATO obligations?
We'll come to their rescue, but I just really do question whether or not they'll come to ours.
Here's something not a lot of people know: the defense clause of NATO has only ever been invoked once in world history, and it was to come to the defense of the United States. After 9/11, Article 5 was invoked. The world community mobilized to help another country, not for political gain or to curry economic favor, but because they needed help. Greenland sent help. Denmark sent help. Canada sent help and housed thousands of Americans when their planes got stranded. 9/11 directly triggered the war in Afghanistan, and Denmark per capita suffered more losses, dead soldiers, in Afghanistan than any other NATO ally. Alliances are not vending machines. You don't put in loyalty and get security back on demand. They're promises made in advance, before the fear, before the smoke, before anyone knows who will need help next. On the worst day the United States had ever known, the world did not ask what was in it for them. They just showed up. That's what NATO is, Mr. President. NATO is the reason the United States did not face its darkest hour alone.
NATO solidarity remains the essence of our Alliance. Our message to the people of the United States is that we are with you.