permafrost wrote:
Not in touch with the real world are you..
Now before you even mention it, I will point out to you that NATO is not a rental agreement where a tenant can be evicted for nonpayment of rent, it is a treaty for defense against a common enemies and to protect every member..
To date the only country NATO has gone into action for was the USA after 9/11...
https://apnews.com/article/trump-nato-p**********l-e******n-congress-republicans-20e902788e8701999ce0424f73d478cc
POLITICS
Trump’s threat to NATO allies draws little condemnation from GOP, reflecting his grip on the party
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s claim that he once told a NATO ally that he would encourage Russia “to do wh**ever the hell they want” to “delinquent” members of the group sent shockwaves through Europe over the weekend.
Not in touch with the real world are you.. br br... (
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Yet his threats worked! I know that upsets you. Multiple NATO nations began paying their committed fees.
One wonders why your cult believes the US should pay everybody’s way.
Nato: Which countries pay their share on defence?
12th February 2024 at 12:56pm
The number of Nato member nations meeting or exceeding the alliance's spending target is only one-third, according to official estimates.
Nato sets alliance members the aim of spending 2% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defence.
But the latest estimates show now only 11 countries are achieving the target with France (1.90%), Germany (1.57%) and Norway (1.67%) notably below the 2% threshold.
The trend of countries that are bordering Ukraine, Russia, or its neighbour and ally Belarus, is now exceeding Nato's 2% guideline, following Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Estonia (2.73%), Lithuania (2.54%), Finland (2.45%), Romania (2.44%), Hungary (2.43%) and Latvia (2.07%) are all exceeding the alliance's guideline for defence expenditure.
Poland is the alliance's biggest spender as a share of GDP, contributing 3.90%, spending even more than the US (3.49%) in second and Greece (3.01%) the next closest.
The nations falling short of the alliance's target are France (1.90%), Montenegro (1.87%), North Macedonia (1.87%), Bulgaria (1.84%), Croatia (1.79%), Albania (1.76%), Netherlands (1.70%), Norway (1.67%), Denmark (1.65%), Germany (1.57%), Czech Republic (1.50%), Portugal (1.48%), Italy (1.46%), Canada (1.38%), Slovenia (1.35%), Turkey (1.31%), Spain (1.26%), Belgium (1.13%) and Luxembourg (0.72%).