Although I see your point, what we really don’t want is a strong, militarily independent, near-peer Europe. I see NATO as a strategic tool to keep tabs on both the Europeans and Russia. We just got rid of Russia (basically for free compared to the cost of the Cold War), and thanks to our new friend Putin, we are finally getting NATO in shape (spending-wise).
You really don’t want Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway to join the instant sunshine club, do you?
Also, can we just remove political decision-makers from social media? Yes?
Official Statement:
https://www.regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/statement-from-minister-of-defence-tore-o.-sandvik-on-recent-reports-concerning-naval-support/id3090130/