Rubio Says West Opened Borders, Offshored Industry and Let Military Strength Erode
Summary
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said treating nationalism as a negative concept led to open borders, the offshoring of industry and weaker military power.
- Rubio said nationalism had become a "bad word," and that this trend led to open borders and the relocation of domestic industry overseas.
- He said those changes resulted in weaker military power.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized Western countries for opening their borders, moving industry overseas and allowing military strength to weaken, while calling for a restoration of national sovereignty and national power.
Fox News reported on October 7 that Rubio, speaking in Athens, Greece, said, "We opened our borders, moved our industries overseas, and allowed our military capabilities to decline."
He argued that the West had lost pride in its own history and identity as nationalism came to be treated as a negative concept. He also said national sovereignty had weakened as key decision-making authority was handed to international bureaucratic bodies that are difficult to control.
Rubio said the U.S. is working to strengthen its defense capabilities, rebuild industry and secure critical supply chains, and urged Europe to move in the same direction. He also stressed that cooperation between the U.S. and Europe should continue even as national sovereignty is reinforced.
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