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German Parliament convened today, they will triple funding for the Bundeswehr.
by robotomir 5y ago
German Parliament convened today, they will triple funding for the Bundeswehr.
- tomohawk 5y agoThat's a start. But Germany is in arrears for many years of not meeting their NATO obligations.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> But Germany is in arrears for many years of not meeting their NATO obligations. No, they aren't. Spending targets aren't obligations, and there are no “arrears” from them. I know Trump popularized this line as part of his anti-NATO propaganda, but it isn't how things work.
- thrill 5y agoThey're agreements of all members.
- dragonwriter 5y agoThe current spending targets are agreements to aim for specific % GDP spending levels by 2024.
- quantumwannabe 5y agoWhile it is true that the "2% rule" was informal until recently, it is a fact that Europe has decreased its defense spending significantly over the years, from an average of 2% of GDP in the 90s to 1.5% in 2014 when the agreement to go back up to 2% by 2024 was made. In that time, US defense spending rose from 3.1 to 3.4% of GDP. NATO spending targets aren't "obligations" like you say, but don't be surprised when Americans don't want to support Europe's defense so that Europeans, who constantly hate on the US for being "world police", can afford to spend more on social programs. It's kind of sad that the only thing that got the major European countries to start taking their own defense seriously is a neighboring country being invaded.
- yrgulation 5y agoGood. Anyway I am simply amazed by the UK tho. The eu should agree to a frictionless trade agreement because of their contribution to all this.