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The left proves Trump is right. Again.
The left proves Trump is right. Again. - Flopping Aces
There has been a load of harrumphing and indignation from the left over something Donald Trump said a few days ago when he said that he would not run ...
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There has been a load of harrumphing and indignation from the left over something Donald Trump said a few days ago when he said that he would not run to the aid of countries who did not meet their financial obligation to NATO.
Well, the left went utterly nuts. The NY Times:And one of the presidents of a big country stood up and said, well, sir, if we don’t pay and we’re attacked by Russia, will you protect us? I said, you didn’t pay. You’re delinquent. He said, yes, let’s say that happened. No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You got to pay. You got to pay your bills.
Much more of this left wing panty twisting can be seen here.
The only thing this proves is that democrats would suck at negotiations with Russia and China. Think of them all as Antony Blinken, who has been a complete failure.
Trump is right to poke the delinquents. Only 35% of NATO meet their defense spending obligation.
Only 11 of the 31 NATO member countries were expected to meet that target for 2023, according to estimates published last July by the alliance.
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That means that 20 NATO countries were expected to spend less than 2% of their GDP on defense, based on the 2023 estimates. The countries with the lowest percentages of spending were Luxembourg (0.72%), Belgium (1.13%) and Spain (1.26%). Five other countries, including Canada, did not meet the 1.5% mark.
Despite being a major contributor to NATO otherwise, Germany fell below the 2% minimum. But German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Monday that his government would ramp up military spending to meet the commitment. Whether other leaders will follow suit is unclear.
This from Byron York:Commentary:
Naturally, The Democrat Neo-Marxist CPUSA and the Quisling Media has jumped into their propaganda against Trump.
In actuality Trump is correct.
For decades the majority of NATO countries have failed to meet their commitments to donate 2% of their GDP to their mutual defense.
So despite the threat from Pitin and the war in the Ukraine 13 countries which include Germany, the Netherlands etc., have not met their commitments.
IMHO that is much too high a price to pay for the fiction of a NATO alliance of equally contributing partners that is in reality a NATO reliance on one with the fat guy doing all the substantial rowing in defending continental Europe that has more population and GDP in the aggregate than the US. Maybe a little tough love is in order requiring them to form their own joint standing army and alliance for their defense with a separate Five Eyes alliance, which does not face the same territorial threats as continental Europe, that operates independently and has no hard baked in mutual commitments to a continent reluctant to defend itself.
Meanwhile, our 46th president, Democrat Neo-Marxist CPUSA and biased media continue to dither and are incapable of taking to task the supposed partners of NATO who have failed and depend on America and the Five eyes for their defense.
See: Map shows which Nato countries fail to reach 2% minimum spending budget
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NATO says 18 members will reach 2% spending target this year
Eighteen out of 31 NATO countries will spend more than the required 2% of GDP on defence in 2024, according to estimates presented by Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday (14 February), days after US presidential candidate Donald Trump criticised the alliance for under-investing.
www.euractiv.com
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