Posted on 05/24/2015 3:49:50 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The Bundeswehr (German army) Chief of Staff Bruno Kasdorf claimed on Wednesday that he faces a funding shortage of €4 billion.
“The financing situation today is clearly insufficient,” the army's most senior soldier told the Süddeutsche Zeitung, complaining that the army had been under-financed since 1990.
With an eye on continuing fighting in Ukraine and threats to other Eastern European Nato members, Kasdof said that “restocking our munitions is not sufficient, we are way behind on modernising our equipment; it is also imperative that we add to our munitions stocks.” …
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Translated: “We don’t have enough tanks to take Greece.”
if America spent the equivalent percentage of GDP as Europe does on the military we would save about 400 billion dollars a year. Of course we would be in a lot of trouble if we did that. I guess they feel they don’t have to spend that since we have their back
Is there ANY NATO country, besides the U.S., and finally beginning this year, Poland, that is spending the 4% of GDP on military expenditures, as REQUIRED by the NATO Treaty?
Not the first time that’s been said in Germany.
Russia is waking up the West, to the fact that it is trying to regain the ability to threaten the world.
“.....since we have their back.”
Man, I wish I had a quarter for every time
the thought of the American taxpayers paying
for the Cold War defense of all of Western
Europe and Japan while they were selling
their cars and other stuff in the US crossed
my mind. And, it continues today. We are
their defense and it doesn’t cost them anything.
In the old days of imperialism countries like
Britain would take over some Banana Republic
and tax the locals for body guard services.
Not us.
By OA stock. Largest munitions company in the world.USA. Dirt cheap.
“Translated: “We don’t have enough tanks to take Greece.””
The Germans don’t want it. They had it once before and it wasn’t worth then either.
Would we be in trouble? Or would all those countries that cut their own defense spending to the bone knowing the U.S. would bail them out be in trouble?
They love those beaches. A fair mediated settlement would be to let the Germans select 4 islands in satisfaction of the outstanding debt. A Dation en Paiment under the Code Napoléon.
Who has the US “bailed out” lately?
Translation: If vee don’t had zee money, vee cannot repossess Greece.
They have never hit that mark....usually cruising at 1.4%.
They are down to point 7 percent now.
They, and every member state of the alliance except Poland are in material violation of the treaty.
The USA should give them and every other country 2 years to ramp up to 2%. If most get there and a few don't, they should be expelled.
Immediately.
If most don't get there, the USA should withdraw...ceremoniously...and permanently.
No quarter for slackers and cheats.
The treaty only requires 2%. A VERY substantial increase.
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