Posted on 02/17/2025 8:05:57 AM PST by marcusmaximus
Donald Trump's return to the White House has brought NATO spending back under scrutiny, with Washington's warning that Europe should be prepared to defend itself from Russian aggression refocusing minds in Brussels.
The United States will 'no longer tolerate an imbalanced relationship' regarding the war in Ukraine and will not be taken for 'suckers', Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week as he declared that fellow Nato members should be spending more.
The US is by far the biggest spender on defence overall - forking out a total of $967.7billion, equivalent to 3.38 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).
The UK by comparison spends around $81.4billion on defence, equivalent to 2.33 per cent of its GDP, with Sir Keir Starmer's government insisting it is on a 'path' to increasing this to 2.5 per cent.
While it beats the majority of its Nato allies on defence in terms of GDP, the US falls behind Poland and Estonia, whose military spending amount to 4.12 per cent and 3.43 per cent of their GDPs, and who each face more immediate threats due to their proximity to Russia's borders.
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many - including Spain, Canada, Italy and Portugal - failing to meet the 2 per cent goal set by the alliance more than a decade ago.
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Couldn’t remember if it was an MBT or infantry vehicle. Thanks.
As a YouTuber “Habitual Line Crosser” calls Poland, Little European Texas, from their habit of buying just about EVERY weapon system available from the US.
I don’t care if European states spend 1%, 5%, 20% or zero percent on their militaries.
That’s their business, and they should mind their business.
NATO should have ceased to exist on Christmas Day 1991. The continued existence of a military alliance with European states exposes us to harm, and carries no benefit worth the price.
Poland and Greece understand and willing to pay because they have a social memory of having to fight other nations on their own land.....Poland invaded by by Germany & Russia to start WW2....Greece having been raped by the Ottoman empire, the Greek war with Turkey after WW1 and then later the war over Cyprus.
For such a poor county, Greece really understands the need to spend money on its military.
Of course, but I think it's deeper than that.
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeees! I wanted to bring it up, but I didn’t know if anybody else watched him. :D
TFE, HLC, AC, The AKGuy, and Eli have a BIG group of followers. From all perspectives, political leanings, and ethnicities.
They’re all pretty dang funny.
Oh, of course! “Unsubscribe” podcast. They just gave a fairwell to Dem. Ranch as he is retiring from youtube.
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