European members average about 1.2% of GDP on Defense. The US a little over 3%.
Combine that with a decided lack of will and complete risk aversion and you have an alliance on the precipice of destruction.
How many Americans would support an Existential War with Russia to protect Bulgaria, Latvia or Romania from the Russians?
Especially when Germany, France, Britain and Italy would not fire a single shot over the near-certain knowledge they would be destroyed?
NATO has taken a Bridge Too Far.
Who is going to eclipse NATO as the world’s greatest military power? When is this going to happen?
Even beyond the budget numbers, can anyone imagine modern Germany mobilizing for war? The Netherlands? Belgium? Denmark? The leaders own Norway?
Please
You have no reason to think that NATO won’t remain dominant, especially against Russia.
I don’t know where all this nonsense comes from.