There are 29 members of NATO.
Only SIX, not counting the US, spend 2 percent or more on defense.
Then Trump is right. The other countries need to buck up or we should leave.
That does not excuse lying.
Bush and Obama both said the same thing. You all act as if Trump is special.
Long before Trump came along, I was saying on this forum that Europe depends far too heavily on us for their defense, and then they look down their noses for us for not having the giant social safety nets they have.
As soon as you ask them to up their defense, they whine that they won't be able to have those big social safety nets any more.
Example:
Sure, we could spend 4% of GDP on the military — with huge cuts or tax hikes
So it's all about priorities. There's only so much money to go around, and most of that pie goes to the social programs most Canadians feel define us. So either cut those programs or dramatically raise taxes. But something's got to give.
As I said above, Canada has DECREASED their defense spending, and they plan on keeping it at 1.4% or less until 2025. Way to go, Trump!