[DoodleDawg]

We are there in least in part to prevent Germany from getting access to another world class military.

I don’t want an idiot like Merkel, or the E. U. to have a military to complicate global dynamics.

Then why is Trump after them to increase their defense spending?

[DoughtyOne]

I think he has pegged his request at 2% of their individual GDP. We pay 4% of ours.

Germany is paying a little over 1% of their GDP, others are slackers too.

He’s just tired of us having to pick up the full tab.

They can help out more than they are, and they know it.

This 2% figure would not be big enough to cause trouble. Hey, they don’t want to spend anything.