No it isn't. If the US chooses to spend over a $trillion on defense that is a problem of its own making. However, they have committed to pay that much on defense by 2035. Not NATO: Defense. It is a promise made to NATO but the money does not go to NATO.
NATO's running costs are around $4.1 billion and the US pays about 16% of that.
In 2024, the US spent $967 billion on defense - about 3.4% of its GDP which is more than the 2% it committed to.
USA spends so much more to defense than other NATO countries because other NATO countries are freeloaders and parasites who have never paid their fair share and never will.
OK, but that money goes to people and companies in the US.
The cost of running NATO is $4.1 billion. The money in the chart goes to US soldiers and manufacturers.
The cost of running NATO is $1.5 trillion, over 60% of that cost is paid by American taxpayers.
Europeans are freeloading parasites who have never paid their fair share.
We pay for their health care and social problems with the money they save on defense.
Actually, they steal about 70% of what we earn in taxes of one kind or another.
I believe most of the NATO funding is money laundered.
No it isn't. If the US chooses to spend over a $trillion on defense that is a problem of its own making. However, they have committed to pay that much on defense by 2035. Not NATO: Defense. It is a promise made to NATO but the money does not go to NATO.
NATO's running costs are around $4.1 billion and the US pays about 16% of that.
In 2024, the US spent $967 billion on defense - about 3.4% of its GDP which is more than the 2% it committed to.
USA spends so much more to defense than other NATO countries because other NATO countries are freeloaders and parasites who have never paid their fair share and never will.
Not true. NATO agreed to 2% of GDP until this most recent change. Some countries spent the agreed amount - the UK, for instance.
Countries that previously fell short but are now meeting the target include:
President Trump has prompted them to pay what they agreed and the US continues to pay more than it agreed.