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To: Eurotwit
Here are the countries who are spending the least on defense as a percentage of GDP:

Luxembourg -- .5%

Spain --.9%

Hungary -- .9%

Belgium -- .9% (and NATO Hdqtrs is in Brussels contributing millions to the local economy)

Canada --1%

Slovenia -- 1%

Slovak Republic -- 1%

Latvia -- 1%

Italy -- 1%

Some other large countries:

Germany --1.2%

Turkey -- 1.7%

France -- 1.8%.

How long must Uncle Sap provide the security umbrella for Europe and Canada while most of the countries are spending less and less on their own security? The US is the biggest debtor nation in the world. We have a $19.4 trillion dollar debt and are running a $600 billion deficit this year.

52 posted on 07/21/2016 9:26:34 AM PDT by kabar
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To: kabar

See video I posted just above your post. Trump is not alone calling for reforms of NATO.


54 posted on 07/21/2016 9:27:52 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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