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Considering last night's results, I don't expect NATO to be credible 4 years from now (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

He was ridiculed because he thought that America was paying these countries to close the gap. He thought he could save money if the other countries would own up. Which is just not true. Since the US didn’t put a dime into these countries’ military spending. If all NATO countries would reach the requirement it wouldn’t move the US military budget. It’s in America’s own interest to keep the forward operating bases in Europe fully staffed and armed.