I would call Germany’s refusal to meet its NATO commitments a slap in the face.
Germany ended 2019 with a budget surplus of 13.5 billion. The government wants to spend on infrastructure and other projects, but critics say the money isn’t getting where it needs to go. Germany had a record budget surplus of 13.5 billion ($15 billion) at the end of 2019, the Finance Ministry announced on Monday.Jan 13, 2020
I was stationed in West Germany in the early eighties. God knows I tried to support the German economy by drinking copious amounts of strong German beer, but to no avail.
Most Germans did appreciate the armed forces of the USA.
Yeah, Mittens... if anybody is worthy of being “slapped” it’s Angela Merkel.