With its track record, NATO’s 70th anniversary should be a muted celebration

There have been a few wins, but over the past seven decades, NATO has had a less-than-stellar record as a purveyor of world peace.

Lt.-Gen. Mike Rouleau, commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command, speaks to Joint Task Force-Iraq members during a November town hall meeting. Canada is leading the NATO training mission in Iraq because of its success in Afghanistan, Scott Taylor writes. Photograph courtesy of the Department of National Defence

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

April 10, 2019

OTTAWA—This past week there was much back-patting and harrumphs of self-congratulation from the self-appointed cheerleaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The reason for this latest round of celebration is that the venerable old military alliance turned 70 on April 4. On that d...

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