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They are not in a position to do that successfully
by brodouevencode 7mo ago
They are not in a position to do that successfully
- greggoB 7mo agoCare to expand?
- brodouevencode 7mo agoThe US makes up approximately 15% of NATO funding and I don't think the EU is in an economic position to make that up any time soon. NATO is arguably underfunded as is.
- greggoB 7mo agoI'm not so sure - everyone goes on about the EU's relative lack of GDP growth as though it's a death sentence, which is obvious hyperbole. In any case, numerically I'd imagine that 15% being made up by spending increasing by 2-3 times by the remaining 85% (from 2% previous target to 5%, or 3.5% more realistically).
- jwhitlark 7mo agoNobody ever is. You’re forced into it by external events, and you either kinda make it work, or don’t. It was, after all, changing times and dumb moves by a mad despot that caused the US to revolt and form a country.