The two percent of GNP defense spending figure is a goal agreed to by NATO members. It is not part of the treaty and is not a binding requirement on NATO members. Article V, on the other hand, is. If any country does not think it can abide by Article V then then should withdraw from NATO.
Less than a week ago Trump was on "60 Minutes" talking about how as president he would get NATO troops involved in fighting ISIS. If he's placing conditions on the treaty obligations that the U.S. will fulfill then how does he expect to get other NATO members to join in when he wants them to?
>The two percent of GNP defense spending figure is a goal agreed to by NATO members. It is not part of the treaty and is not a binding requirement on NATO members. Article V, on the other hand, is. If any country does not think it can abide by Article V then then should withdraw from NATO.
Then lets withdraw. If Nato won’t meet it’s fiscal obligations they can enjoy Russian domination. I frankly don’t give 2 rats asses about nations who can’t be bothered to defense themselves.
Being soft on these nations has made them soft. Time to be tough again.
Again, if they don’t want to support a mission against an enemy that is fighting (and WINNING) against most of the NATO members, they are not fulfilling their obligations and putting their own membership at risk. How about that?