[nathanbedford]

Last year, Kramp-Karrenbauer pledged to boost defense spending to 2% of GDP by 2031. If Berlin follows through with that pledge, it could make Germany the third-largest defense spender behind the United States and China.

Let's put this in perspective, the idea is to increase spending to agreed levels after 11 years! At that point Germany will hardly have the world's third-largest and effective defense force even if it is the world's third largest defense spender. It will take at least 11 years of full commitment to get the German defense forces to a respectable level above their current pathetic state.

[Freeport]

One actually has to have a military that can fight to do what you desire. Germany no longer has that.

[moovova]

Germany should enlist their new muzzie immigrants, train them...and give them guns.

What could go wrong?

[nuconvert]

““We can’t hide. If Europe is to play a stronger role, then we must play our part,” Schäuble said. “We cannot leave everything to the French and the Americans.”

This is what Trump has been asking them to do.

[FLT-bird]

He’ll be ignored. The freeloading by the Germans won’t stop. Besides, its not just financial. That country hardly has any intact males left who aren’t muslim.

[Jack Hammer]

Maybe they should annex the Sudetenland and advance into Poland....

[JimRed]

And next time, they get to KEEP France!