For Erdogan, that is Jacksonian Realism - ie. doesn't hurt the USA, sorry, not our problem. But the flip side of the Jacksonian code is - make one move to harming US interests or personnel in Turkey and you will be referred to in the past tense.
That IS a damning graph.
As I said in a post above.
NATO allies need to start paying their fair share.
Perhaps Trump’s comments can put a fire under their feet.
As Norwegian I am surprised as a country bordering Russia and running large budget surpluses do not even meet the 2 percent mark.
It is not the quality of a great ally :/
We're number 20! We're number 20!