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German defense minister says Trump can't treat NATO like a business
Reuters ^ | November 10th, 2016 | by Erik Kirschbaum

Posted on 11/10/2016 7:21:40 PM PST by Mariner

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On Jan 21st, 2017 every NATO country should receive an official letter from the POTUS saying if they do not achieve 2% of GDP on military spending in 18 months, and sustain it, they forfeit their right to common defense under the treaty and no US resources will be expended to defend them.

The very same notice should go to every Asian ally as well.

1 posted on 11/10/2016 7:21:40 PM PST by Mariner
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these guys crack me up
2 posted on 11/10/2016 7:22:50 PM PST by tomkat
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Most of the EU ‘defense’ ministers are pc women who never served. She should STFU.


3 posted on 11/10/2016 7:24:11 PM PST by max americana (fired every liberal in our company at every election cycle..and laughed at their faces (true story))
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Personally I think they need to dissolve NATO.


4 posted on 11/10/2016 7:24:17 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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AMEN!!


5 posted on 11/10/2016 7:24:22 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (****happy dance****)
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oh that’s grand!

Just save us all the trouble and hand over the Rhineland


6 posted on 11/10/2016 7:24:52 PM PST by wiseprince
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Bingo, exactly right. Who the heck does this broad think she is? She’s nothing and had better shut up before she does even more damage to herself and NATO.


7 posted on 11/10/2016 7:24:54 PM PST by flaglady47 (TRUMP Rocked and WON!!!!)
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“German defense minister says Trump can’t treat NATO like a business”

Screw you.

He’ll treat NATO anyway he pleases.

Nobody cares what Germany thinks.


8 posted on 11/10/2016 7:25:21 PM PST by JPJones (George Washington's Tariffs were Patriotic. Build a Wall and Build a Wall of tariffs.)
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Coming from a country with 300 main battle tanks.

The PA National Guard has more tanks.

F*ck off


9 posted on 11/10/2016 7:25:32 PM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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Don’t mention the war.


10 posted on 11/10/2016 7:26:04 PM PST by dfwgator
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Was that the German Depends minister? Sounds like it.

Trump is going to dialogue with them and come to an arrangement. Why not? He represents us, not them.

Folks, I don’t really want a full fledged German military in Europe. We tried that twice last century.

There is a price to keep peace that is reasoned. Trump will seek that price and make a deal.


11 posted on 11/10/2016 7:27:08 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The morning and the evening were the election day. People voted. The Lord saw, and it was good.)
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I believe Donald said each member country must pay their fair share - no freeloaders


12 posted on 11/10/2016 7:27:28 PM PST by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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Trump is not treating NATO like a business. He is telling the member states that the time for freeloading is over.

Germany is a wealthy country and it is about time that they picked up a bigger share of the cost.

PS. Dear German officials, do not tell Trump what he can or can’t do. When he farts in your face you will take it and like it.


13 posted on 11/10/2016 7:28:41 PM PST by Flavious_Maximus
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Don’t Mention the War! - Fawlty Towers - BBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfl6Lu3xQW0


14 posted on 11/10/2016 7:29:17 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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At least NATO chief Stoltenberg has supported Trump and said defence spending must go up.

And, the NATO line should be higher. 4-5 percent.


15 posted on 11/10/2016 7:29:18 PM PST by Eurotwit (The next president will either be an offensive, divisive, bigot with a bad haircut or Donald Trump)
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Thus says the country ruled by the crazy cat lady of Europe, now with millions and millions of rabid cats.
16 posted on 11/10/2016 7:29:37 PM PST by KarlInOhio (" T'was the witch of November come stealin' " And who could the stealing Witch of November be? Hmm?)
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Sauerkraut


17 posted on 11/10/2016 7:31:34 PM PST by ptsal
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More retards going islamo. esad and dilligaf you effing retards.


18 posted on 11/10/2016 7:31:36 PM PST by soycd
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Germany spends approx 1.2% of GDP on military and is on a planned track to .9%.

That’s a freeloader any way you look at it.

And 2% will NOT make Germany a dominant military power.


19 posted on 11/10/2016 7:31:47 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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Yes in a way it is a business.

Every employee pulls their fair share. Time for Europe, Japan and Germany to pull their fair share.


20 posted on 11/10/2016 7:31:52 PM PST by IVAXMAN
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