Posted on 11/30/2016 7:04:38 PM PST by Mariner
Top NATO and European military officials called in Berlin on Wednesday for more military spending to deal with threats to Europe and said that would help address concerns raised by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
During his election campaign, Trump questioned whether the United States should protect allies seen as spending too little on their defense, raising fears he could withdraw funding for NATO at a time of heightened tensions with Russia.
In Brussels on Wednesday, the European Union unveiled its biggest defense funding and research plan in more than a decade to reverse billions in cuts and demonstrate that it wants to pay for its own security.
"The best answer to Mr. Trump is to prove that he's wrong, to prove that Europe is strong enough to defend itself," French Admiral Philippe Coindreau, vice chief of defense staff, said during a panel discussion at the Berlin Security Conference.
"I think European nations should increase their defense budgets."
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Czech General Petr Pavel, who heads the NATO military committee, said U.S. demands for higher military spending were nothing new.
Pavel said it was more important to focus on tangible improvements in military capabilities than fixate on the 2 percent target, which he said was “too far and too big” for many NATO members to meet anytime soon.
What is new is that Trump will dump them if they don’t pay up
Not tired of winning yet.
Nato is worthless. It is a dinosaur. We need to purge all Generals above 2 star. Go hire the heroes that were fired!! We need to remove all faggots. Women need to be removed from any where near combat! We need to remove the current arned services oversight chairman in the House ( Thornberry) who get 75% of his $1.6 million in campaign contributions from DEFENSE CONTRACTOR!!! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!
I call bullsh*t on the general. The politicians just don’t want to irritate their core group of moochers.
That’s what Trump wants, you idiots. Spend more and carry your weight.
So in other words the best answer to Trump is to do exactly what he’s demanded. Cool.
In January we are sending over 40k troops to Europe to protect their muzzie loving, cheap butts, and they STILL complain?????
Trump already fixing the world and he hasn’t even been sworn in !
Again, thanks for trying Obama you lazy a**.
Coindreau, you’re proving he’s right.
LOL! Just what Trump said they should do and they want to do it to teach him a lesson....more winning.
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