There is a reason they were almost successful in winning WW II.
Germany needs to up their defense spending because in the battle between good and evil, the world may soon need them as the most powerful force for good. I am worried that the country that used to be a “shining city on a hill” and the “last best hope of earth” may become a nearly irresistible force for totalitarianism and for a single all-powerful and suffocatingly intrusive world government.
There is no reason to be loyal to the dirt we call the United States; our oath was to the Constitution. Once FedGov leaves that behind and leaves American ideals behind, our purpose in life should be to protect those ideals and restore them here, or help to revive them in another country. If FedGov becomes the enemy of freedom and Germany can be a military and economic counterweight to the behemoth in DC, I’m all for that.
If they gun up, they may become independent enough to secede from NATO.
Which has got to be on their minds, even just as a bargaining chip.
Because Germany has either got to find a way to force the US to disgorge its Gold, or forge an alliance with the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization, for those who don’t yet know).
Germany’s being credibly able to defend itself will become increasingly important in the years ahead - at least while America is under its current management.
The total armies of all the EU countries and Balkin countries adds up to less than the Russian Army...and that’s not even considering the weaponry.
Why spend money on the military in a socialist European country when the US taxpayer can pick up the tab.
There is a reason they were almost successful in winning WW II.
Will never happen.
They will end up cutting another Ribbontrop-type deal with Putin and spending their money on social benefits.