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Prince Harry and the British Prime Minister slammed President Donald Trump after he falsely claimed that NATO allies were "a little off the front lines" in Afghanistan.
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President Trump's faith in his ability to wring concessions by taking maximalist positions was on full display this week. So were the costs, as he splintered NATO and then undercut his credibility by climbing down from his threats.
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The US president's comments have been condemned by international allies, including UK veterans and politicians.
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The UK was among several allies to join the US in Afghanistan from 2001, after it invoked Nato's collective security clause following the 9/11 terror attacks.
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;Resize=(620)) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signalled that U.S. President Donald Trump should apologize for his false assertion that troops from non-U.S. NATO countries avoided the front line during the Afghanistan war, describing Trump's remarks as "insulting" and "appalling."
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Prince Harry, who served in the war in Afghanistan, said the "sacrifices" of British soldiers during the conflict there "deserve to be spoken about truthfully and with respect" — a rebuke of President Donald Trump's comments about NATO soldiers
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President Trump said that NATO soldiers stayed "a little off the front lines" during the conflict. In Britain, which lost 457 soldiers in the war, the response was swift.
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