bendog
Diamond Member
I think that most are not spending 2%. But the soviet union no longer exists. Trump went over and gave a Steve Miller bully speech, and got laughed at as a result. The real question is what is Nato's mission. Militarily we probably can't keep Putin from meddling in the Baltics or Ukraine, but even without the US, Nato spends multiple times what Russia can spend.So they did not agree to pay 2% of GDP? Really? Then let us withdraw from NATO. If they do not wish to contribute to their defense then neither should we. Problem solved.
They agreed to pay the US a dime. They agreed to raise their defence spending (to be read as "increase the size of their army and upgrade their equipment"), until it is 2% of GDP, and most NATO members are in compliance with that agreement.
Trump needs to read these agreements BEFORE he spouts off like this and makes a total fool of himself.
It's like him saying "I'm going to find out what's in that agreement" AFTER he spouted off at the Australian Prime Minister about the refugee agreement and the PM hung up on him.
If you're going to discuss an agreement and not look like a buffoon, you need to know what's in it BEFORE you open your mouth.
We didn't wreck our armored divisions by meddling in Europe. We can barely keep unit rotations going for the ME.