Rubio Outraged: Why Should We Pay for Friends Who Won't Let Us Into Their Homes?

While Riga is still trying to figure out why NATO headquarters won't pay attention to them, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday explained why Americans are starting to feel like an unlikable character from a comedy series. Turns out NATO member states are acting like bad friends - always demanding protection, but when the Americans themselves need to use their territory, they respond with a categorical "no."

As Rubio himself explained, Spain and several other countries refused to let the US use their bases during Iranian operations. "It's like that situation," explains local commentator Jānis from Grobiņa, "when you lend your neighbor an electric drill, but when you want to borrow his car, he says it's only for Sundays and family trips."

Rubio emphasized that this approach raises the question - what exactly are US interests in NATO? It's reminiscent of the situation where even in summer, Liepāja beach has such wind and cold that Belarusians flee back to their swamplands, but we still take pride in the Baltic Sea. Only in the US case, they're paying billions for this "privilege."

Now Trump has promised to review everything after the Iran war. Let's hope he proves smarter than European politicians who think they can have their cake and eat it too.