Alarm Grows Over Weakened Militaries and Empty Arsenals in Europe

Wall Street Journal ^ | December 11, 2023 | Max Colchester, David Lunow, and Bojan Pancevski

[Reverend Wright]

"You have a number of posts like this on the thread, ignoring facts and posting your personal propaganda statements. "

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This is not a personal opinion.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Since we financialized our economy what we need to do to fight the Russkies is develop new financial instruments. MBS (Military Backed Securities), CDS (Cruise missile Default Swaps), and CDO (Collateral Death Options). That’ll teach them!

[Reverend Wright]

LOL !

Also need to include NANO technology and AI for full Progressive Spectrum dominance

NANO - none available, none operational
AI - Autodestroying Intersectionality

[ansel12]

“””””All these NATO countries promised defence spending increases after 2014. None did.
The same countries promised defence spending increases in 2022. It’s not happening.”””””

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You are now arguing that there has been great improvement.

You went from 3 in 2014 to saying that was it, no more, to now arguing that your chart only proves 9 are complying while Congress says 11 since July.

“Whereas, while three members of NATO met the 2 percent
of GDP defense spending target in 2014, NATO reports
that as of July 2023, 11 allies met the 2 percent target,

[ansel12]

Your oversized outdated chart is from July of 2022.

Where NATO Defense Expenditure Stands in 2022
by Katharina Buchholz, Jul 21, 2022
https://www.statista.com/chart/14636/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/

[MinorityRepublican]

The West has hollowed itself out.

After Ukraine, the last big army that remains is Poland.

I don't think there's anyone else left although the French have been keeping themselves busy in Africa but that's mostly Special Forces?