NATO countries agreed to each pay 2% of GDP. After Trump's admonitions Germany has now raised its NATO contributions to 1.34% of GDP.
I think Trump was right, many countries in Europe were just taking the US for a ride over NATO.
And ermany is one of those countries thinking about having an EU army. I wonder who they think is going to pay for that? The US won't and the UK won't anymore - but you can never be sure about the UK. Some in the UK are still trying to rejoin the EU.
Germany especially. Why should they even have a military if they have American bases on their soil which guarantees that if anyone were to attack them (however unlikely), America would defend them if only to defend their military bases and because they already have the troops there.
On the other hand, not sure if Germany having too large of an army is ever that good for the other countries in Europe. They are not known for ever using their army to help anyone out.
As for the EU army, that should never be allowed to happen. The new world order will be funding it, that is who. EU was supposed to be an economic partnership with each country retaining its individual laws and identities. This has slowly started to be eroded and not for the better, but for the worse. And it seems like it's the EU has become a way for the larger members like Germany and France to try to control the smaller ones. If the EU army gets created, that will mean the end of the EU as it was originally supposed to be. In addition, I would bet that this army will not be used to defend the EU or for peace-keeping. It will be used to put down rebellions within the EU itself. To enforce the EU with the barrel of the gun.
NATO countries agreed to each pay 2% of GDP. After Trump's admonitions Germany has now raised its NATO contributions to 1.34% of GDP.
I think Trump was right, many countries in Europe were just taking the US for a ride over NATO.
And ermany is one of those countries thinking about having an EU army. I wonder who they think is going to pay for that? The US won't and the UK won't anymore - but you can never be sure about the UK. Some in the UK are still trying to rejoin the EU.
Germany especially. Why should they even have a military if they have American bases on their soil which guarantees that if anyone were to attack them (however unlikely), America would defend them if only to defend their military bases and because they already have the troops there.
On the other hand, not sure if Germany having too large of an army is ever that good for the other countries in Europe. They are not known for ever using their army to help anyone out.
As for the EU army, that should never be allowed to happen. The new world order will be funding it, that is who. EU was supposed to be an economic partnership with each country retaining its individual laws and identities. This has slowly started to be eroded and not for the better, but for the worse. And it seems like it's the EU has become a way for the larger members like Germany and France to try to control the smaller ones. If the EU army gets created, that will mean the end of the EU as it was originally supposed to be. In addition, I would bet that this army will not be used to defend the EU or for peace-keeping. It will be used to put down rebellions within the EU itself. To enforce the EU with the barrel of the gun.
Trump was wrong in this one. The fact that NATO opposed Putin tells you all you need to know.