As Trump pressures NATO, Europeans question the deference shown by its leader

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
Rutte’s boosterism for U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran is said to have been at odds with the sentiment among most NATO members, with some observers seeing his comments as straying into domestic politics — historically off-limits for NATO leaders
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In NATO’s glass and steel corridors, calls and texts were coming in from European governments: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte needs to tone it down
This isn’t our war.Less than 48 hours earlier, on Feb
28, European leaders had watched in shock as the U.S
and Israel pummeled Iran without consulting their allies
Across the continent, leaders anxiously braced for chaos and economic calamity.Yet there was the NATO chief on TV, championing Trump’s decision and saying that Europe was "extremely glad.”
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