Haley: Will strengthen alliance with India, Japan, S Korea if voted to power

IndianAmerican Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley has said that if voted to power her administration will not only strengthen the alliance with NATO but also with several other countries including India Australia Japan South Korea and the Philippines Haley 52 the former US Ambassador to the UN said that if former US president Donald Trump is reelected a threat to the NATO alliance is one of the things she is worried aboutIm worried about a lot of things if Trump is reelected That is one of them she told ABC News adding that NATO is a 75year success storyHaley is the only candidate left against Trump in the Republican Partys 2024 presidential nomination raceHaley the twoterm former governor from South Carolina Russia has never invaded a NATO country because Russia has typically been very intimidated by this allianceThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance of 31 member states29 European and two North AmericanEven China is intimidated by this alliance So keeping NATO strong is important Haley saidHaley was responding to a question on the remarks by Trump in South Carolina a week ago that he would encourage Russia to do whatever the hell they want to any NATO member country that doesnt meet spending guidelines on defenceAdding more friends to the fold is important This is not the time to leave an alliance This is not the time to side with a thug and not side with friends who stood with America after the September 11 attacks Haley saidWe have to make sure that we stand firm Because when we stand firm with our friends our enemies stay on their heels When we start to show any weakening of those alliances thats when our enemies move Thats why were seeing China on the march Thats why were seeing Iran want to build a nuclear bomb Thats why were seeing Russia start to move towards Poland and the Baltics she saidAnd thats what I promise I will do as president is we not only will strengthen NATO we will strengthen alliances with India Australia Japan South Korea the Philippines We will add to the fold This is about America having more friends not less friends Haley said in response to a questionHaley called Trumps NATO comments bonechilling and empowering to Russian President Vladimir PutinAnd all he did in that moment was he sided with a guy who kills his political opponents he sided with a thug who arrests American journalists and holds them hostage she saidHaley alleged that incumbent President Joe Biden a Democrat has also failed on multiple frontsThat has emboldened our enemies Thats why you see them moving It happened after the fall of Afghanistan It is continuing to happen Then they go and they see the other opponent running for for president and they see that he doesnt worry about Putin invading Ukraine So what does Putin do He goes and now hes starting to put soldiers around the Baltics Hes moving in for the next era she saidLets remind the American people that Putin said once he takes Ukraine Poland and the Baltics are next Now he is putting soldiers around those countries just like he did Ukraine And if that happens those are NATO countries That immediately puts America at war That is what we are trying to avoid And thats why this aid package is so important she saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever