Regrettable': Germany reacts to Trump plan to withdraw US troops

[zaangalewa]

... Germany needs to honor their commitment to NATO and quit reeloading off the alliance.

We pay the same money to the institution "NATO" as the USA is doing.

The commitment to NATO is not to pay them money, rather, to maintain deployable forces for the common defense and to keep military spending at or above 2% of GDP. And you are NOT meeting either commitment.

As far as know it gave an agreement with Barack Obama about 1.5% up to the year 2024 (and not 2% now immediatelly, how everyone says today). And Germany was on good way to fulfill this agreement...

Fake News:

View attachment 390228​

You have never met the 2% commitment and 2010 to 2016 you went the wrong direction, you were not steadily improving as you claimed. Now since Trump has been dropping truth bombs on you, we are seeing improvement. In the most recent year, which is not on this chart, you are at 1.38%, which is still short but, pretty close to your best year ever. Keep it up! Soon you can hold your head up proudly knowing that you are pulling your own weight!

Germany - Military Expenditure (% Of GDP) - 2024 Data 2025 Forecast 1960-2022 Historical

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Germany was reported at 1.3901 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Germany - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were...

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Donald Trump - this bloody damned liar and asshole - changed meanwhile everything in the relations between Germany and the USA. Indeed the USA declared meanwhile in many ways war against Germany...

He sees you as an adult nation, not a child in need of handouts. While it might seem painful, he is actually showing you the respect your deserve.

... Additionally came the pandemic Corona which binds a lot of economic capacities and possibilites...

And yet, 7 nations continue to meet their mutual defense commitments:

Poland, Latvia, Romania, United Kingdom, Estonia, Greece, United States.

It is long past time for Germany to proudly join this group.

... is exclusively only a decision of the German Bundestag - of our parliament - and not the decision of any single political party in Germany - nor is it the decision of an extremist idiot and autocrat, who overtook with his loyal spitlickers the white house of the USA...

Of course. If Gerrmany wants the benefits of a Mutual Defense Treaty, then Germany needs to meet it's own commitments to the Self Defense Treaty. Of course you have complete freedom in this matter, you have for a long time. This is known.

What did you not understand from the words I said to you? Forget the 2%...

No.

... this will not happen because of Corona...

7 other nations, all impacted by Corona, maintained their 2% commitment.

Totally superflous waste of money in times of ABC+D weapons.

... because of the war on world economy of the USA...

Meaningless drivel. If you want the mutual defense guarantee, meet your commitment.

Open your ears and listen! I do not like to see any US-American soldier in Germany any longer!!!

By the way: Did you kow what had happened with the insects in Germany between 1989 and 2016? The biomass of the insects lost 76% during this years. This seems to be worldwide the same. That's a real problem - and not a pseudo-problem of US-American weapon producers and weapon dealers how to make more money by helping to reduce the biomass of human beings more efficient.

Sorry about your bugs.

You don't see the dimension of the problem. This happens all over the planet and is perhaps a deadly problem for the whole biosphere and for all human beings. And nearly no one has reliable information about. And for sure no one discusses such problems with sissie Donald Trump, the greatest windbag since the invention of the windbag.

 

[Mindful]

Whodathunk that Germany would turn out to be so weak and dependent on the US military? It's time for Germany's military to take off the training wheels and be big boys.

Germany has a national neurosis about anything military, or being seen to be militaristic. Patriotism is discouraged.

 

[zaangalewa]

Whodathunk that Germany would turn out to be so weak and dependent on the US military? It's time for Germany's military to take off the training wheels and be big boys.

Germany has a national neurosis about anything military, or being seen to be militaristic. Patriotism is discouraged.

Normally Germany had saved within 24 hours all refugees from Moira in Lesbos, Greece, after some of them had burned down this camp. But we decided to be very cautious this time. Most Europeans hate us, when we do such things. And we do not like to be attacked again from all the united racist idiots worldwide - under the leadership of the USA - as a brutal and cruel Germany, which had given a chance for a better life in 2015 to a million people from within Europe and another million from outside of Europe.

 

[MarathonMike]

Whodathunk that Germany would turn out to be so weak and dependent on the US military? It's time for Germany's military to take off the training wheels and be big boys.

Germany has a national neurosis about anything military, or being seen to be militaristic. Patriotism is discouraged.

Normally Germany had saved within 24 hours all refugees from Moira in Lesbos, Greece, after some of them had burned down this camp. But we decided to be very cautious this time. Most Europeans hate us, when we do such things. And we do not like to be attacked again from all the united racist idiots worldwide - under the leadership of the USA - as a brutal and cruel Germany, which had given a chance for a better life in 2015 to a million people from within Europe and another million from outside of Europe.

Why is there no effort to create refugee cities in or near the Middle East where all of these refugees are coming from? Why is it the responsibility of Western nations to bear the brunt of Middle Eastern failures of leadership?

 

[Mindful]

Jordan remains second largest refugee host globally — UNHCR

AMMAN — Jordan remains the second largest refugee host per capita worldwide with roughly 750,000 refugees, of 57 different nationalities, according to a UNHCR report released in June.

www.jordantimes.com

 

[eagle1462010]

Whodathunk that Germany would turn out to be so weak and dependent on the US military? It's time for Germany's military to take off the training wheels and be big boys.

Germany has a national neurosis about anything military, or being seen to be militaristic. Patriotism is discouraged.

Normally Germany had saved within 24 hours all refugees from Moira in Lesbos, Greece, after some of them had burned down this camp. But we decided to be very cautious this time. Most Europeans hate us, when we do such things. And we do not like to be attacked again from all the united racist idiots worldwide - under the leadership of the USA - as a brutal and cruel Germany, which had given a chance for a better life in 2015 to a million people from within Europe and another million from outside of Europe.

Oh Jesus...........that song again............go for it.........been there done that ...

Have fun............

 

[eagle1462010]

Normally Germany had saved within 24 hours all refugees from Moira in Lesbos, Greece, after some of them had burned down this camp. But we decided to be very cautious this time. Most Europeans hate us, when we do such things. And we do not like to be attacked again from all the united racist idiots worldwide - under the leadership of the USA - as a brutal and cruel Germany, which had given a chance for a better life in 2015 to a million people from within Europe and another million from outside of Europe.

Your time bro............here you are preaching the UN we have to help............then you don't show the fuck up.

Have fun.............your turn......enjoy .......BYOBB...........Bring your own body bags.

 

[eagle1462010]

I have that one on vhs.........Where was Germany..........

Proof positive of why we don't need you.

 

[Zorro!]

... Germany needs to honor their commitment to NATO and quit reeloading off the alliance.

We pay the same money to the institution "NATO" as the USA is doing.

The commitment to NATO is not to pay them money, rather, to maintain deployable forces for the common defense and to keep military spending at or above 2% of GDP. And you are NOT meeting either commitment.

As far as know it gave an agreement with Barack Obama about 1.5% up to the year 2024 (and not 2% now immediatelly, how everyone says today). And Germany was on good way to fulfill this agreement...

Fake News:

View attachment 390228​

You have never met the 2% commitment and 2010 to 2016 you went the wrong direction, you were not steadily improving as you claimed. Now since Trump has been dropping truth bombs on you, we are seeing improvement. In the most recent year, which is not on this chart, you are at 1.38%, which is still short but, pretty close to your best year ever. Keep it up! Soon you can hold your head up proudly knowing that you are pulling your own weight!

Germany - Military Expenditure (% Of GDP) - 2024 Data 2025 Forecast 1960-2022 Historical

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Germany was reported at 1.3901 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Germany - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were...

tradingeconomics.com

Donald Trump - this bloody damned liar and asshole - changed meanwhile everything in the relations between Germany and the USA. Indeed the USA declared meanwhile in many ways war against Germany...

He sees you as an adult nation, not a child in need of handouts. While it might seem painful, he is actually showing you the respect your deserve.

... Additionally came the pandemic Corona which binds a lot of economic capacities and possibilites...

And yet, 7 nations continue to meet their mutual defense commitments:

Poland, Latvia, Romania, United Kingdom, Estonia, Greece, United States.

It is long past time for Germany to proudly join this group.

... is exclusively only a decision of the German Bundestag - of our parliament - and not the decision of any single political party in Germany - nor is it the decision of an extremist idiot and autocrat, who overtook with his loyal spitlickers the white house of the USA...

Of course. If Gerrmany wants the benefits of a Mutual Defense Treaty, then Germany needs to meet it's own commitments to the Self Defense Treaty. Of course you have complete freedom in this matter, you have for a long time. This is known.

What did you not understand from the words I said to you? Forget the 2%...

No.

... this will not happen because of Corona...

7 other nations, all impacted by Corona, maintained their 2% commitment.

Totally superflous waste of money in times of ABC+D weapons.

... because of the war on world economy of the USA...

Meaningless drivel. If you want the mutual defense guarantee, meet your commitment.

Open your ears and listen! I do not like to see any US-American soldier in Germany any longer!!!

By the way: Did you kow what had happened with the insects in Germany between 1989 and 2016? The biomass of the insects lost 76% during this years. This seems to be worldwide the same. That's a real problem - and not a pseudo-problem of US-American weapon producers and weapon dealers how to make more money by helping to reduce the biomass of human beings more efficient.

Sorry about your bugs.

You don't see the dimension of the problem. This happens all over the planet and is perhaps a deadly problem for the whole biosphere and for all human beings. And nearly no one has reliable information about. And for sure no one discusses such problems with sissie Donald Trump, the greatest windbag since the invention of the windbag.

Now with Trump as President, it turns out our bugs are fine.

A real study by German researchers published in Science in April is widely accepted—among experts—as the largest and most definitive study to date on the “Insect Apocalypse” scenario.

Researchers at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Leipzig University and Martin Luther University led by first author Dr. Roel van Klink analyzed almost a century’s worth of data from 166 long-term insect surveys in various parts of the world. A short list of the topline findings:

• Overall, terrestrial insects are declining much less rapidly (3 to 6 fold less) than other recent high-profile studies had suggested, and even this likely overstates the trend. Freshwater insect populations are actually increasing.
• “Crop cover,” which means things like corn, soybeans, sorghum, cotton, spring and winter wheat, alfalfa and hay, is associated with increases in insect populations.
• There is no association between insect population trends and global warming.
• The only clear association with insect declines is with urbanization, likely caused by habitat destruction, light pollution and waste pollution.

The origins of the various ‘sky is falling’ narratives and why journalists, and even some scientists, consistently get it wrong.

The Bee Apocalypse: The origin story.

It was launched with typical Fake News sensationalism:

The Fake News apocalypse narrative ran up against abundant evidence of rising or stable populations of honeybees over the last 25 years, except for a slight dip due to CCD in 2006-7. Honeybees are basically livestock, and governments around the world keep close tabs on the number of hives in each country. Those numbers have been rising on every habitable continent in the world since the mid-1990s, and globally have reached record numbers. After hyping a catastrophe for years in fundraising Buzz Kill scare-a-grams, even the Sierra Club finally admitted in 2018 that

…honeybees are at no risk of dying off. … The total number of managed honeybees worldwide has risen 45% over the last half century.​

Next came the Fake News claims of a wild bee catastrophe. There are thousands of known species and thousands more we don’t know about. Most are solitary and don’t form hives. They tend to be very small and they often live in holes in the ground. In sum, they’re hard to count. That didn’t stop a series of dire Fake News predictions, including from the Sierra Club as it shamelessly Gish galloped from honeybees to wild bees. The problem for the activists was that the very nature of wild bees means there is almost no data to support their claims. And the species that pollinate crops, and so come into most frequent contact with pesticides, are thriving.

The Fake News bird apocalypse never really took flight. After some questionable studies, it soon became clear that earlier bird declines leveled off and even reversed

in the 1990s. Besides, the real killer of birds is cats, both feral and domestic, that are estimated to slaughter between 1.3 billion and 4 billion birds annually in the United States alone. Proposing a ban on cats, however, is bound to be unpopular. It wasn’t until the insect apocalypse that doomsayers found a way to get around the problem that the data did not support various ‘imminent collapse’ predictions.

If counting wild bees is well-nigh impossible, getting anything like an accurate gauge on insects is orders of magnitude harder.

Goulson, a controversial researcher, notorious for the stridency of his anti-pesticide campaigning and willingness to produce made-to-order, science-for hire research for activist groups. Despite the fact that the samples were taken in nature reserves, the purported decline was clearly due to modern farming practices, he explained to the Guardian with a straight face.

Goulson said a likely explanation could be that the flying insects perish when they leave the nature reserves. “Farmland has very little to offer for any wild creature,” he said. “But exactly what is causing their death is open to debate. It could be simply that there is no food for them, or it could be, more specifically, exposure to chemical pesticides, or a combination of the two.”​

Dave "Hoaxes are Fun" Goulson.​

This was merely conjecture on Goulson’s part. The study wasn’t designed in any way to determine the cause of insect declines, if in fact they were happening. And there was no data, flawed or not, to support the claims he made with such smug assurance.

The key blunder reeked of ideological manipulation: the authors eliminated any studies finding stability or increases in insect populations by limiting their search to papers with “decline” in the title. Surprise: The analysis found declines!

The Myth Of An 'Insect Apocalypse’ Caused By Pesticides And ‘Industrial Farming’ Is Officially Dead

The last three years have been a banner time for environmental crisis hyperbole, especially when it comes to reporting about insects and agriculture.

www.science20.com

 

[zaangalewa]

... Germany needs to honor their commitment to NATO and quit reeloading off the alliance.

We pay the same money to the institution "NATO" as the USA is doing.

The commitment to NATO is not to pay them money, rather, to maintain deployable forces for the common defense and to keep military spending at or above 2% of GDP. And you are NOT meeting either commitment.

As far as know it gave an agreement with Barack Obama about 1.5% up to the year 2024 (and not 2% now immediatelly, how everyone says today). And Germany was on good way to fulfill this agreement...

Fake News:

View attachment 390228​

You have never met the 2% commitment and 2010 to 2016 you went the wrong direction, you were not steadily improving as you claimed. Now since Trump has been dropping truth bombs on you, we are seeing improvement. In the most recent year, which is not on this chart, you are at 1.38%, which is still short but, pretty close to your best year ever. Keep it up! Soon you can hold your head up proudly knowing that you are pulling your own weight!

Germany - Military Expenditure (% Of GDP) - 2024 Data 2025 Forecast 1960-2022 Historical

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Germany was reported at 1.3901 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Germany - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were...

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Donald Trump - this bloody damned liar and asshole - changed meanwhile everything in the relations between Germany and the USA. Indeed the USA declared meanwhile in many ways war against Germany...

He sees you as an adult nation, not a child in need of handouts. While it might seem painful, he is actually showing you the respect your deserve.

... Additionally came the pandemic Corona which binds a lot of economic capacities and possibilites...

And yet, 7 nations continue to meet their mutual defense commitments:

Poland, Latvia, Romania, United Kingdom, Estonia, Greece, United States.

It is long past time for Germany to proudly join this group.

... is exclusively only a decision of the German Bundestag - of our parliament - and not the decision of any single political party in Germany - nor is it the decision of an extremist idiot and autocrat, who overtook with his loyal spitlickers the white house of the USA...

Of course. If Gerrmany wants the benefits of a Mutual Defense Treaty, then Germany needs to meet it's own commitments to the Self Defense Treaty. Of course you have complete freedom in this matter, you have for a long time. This is known.

What did you not understand from the words I said to you? Forget the 2%...

No.

... this will not happen because of Corona...

7 other nations, all impacted by Corona, maintained their 2% commitment.

Totally superflous waste of money in times of ABC+D weapons.

... because of the war on world economy of the USA...

Meaningless drivel. If you want the mutual defense guarantee, meet your commitment.

Open your ears and listen! I do not like to see any US-American soldier in Germany any longer!!!

By the way: Did you kow what had happened with the insects in Germany between 1989 and 2016? The biomass of the insects lost 76% during this years. This seems to be worldwide the same. That's a real problem - and not a pseudo-problem of US-American weapon producers and weapon dealers how to make more money by helping to reduce the biomass of human beings more efficient.

Sorry about your bugs.

You don't see the dimension of the problem. This happens all over the planet and is perhaps a deadly problem for the whole biosphere and for all human beings. And nearly no one has reliable information about. And for sure no one discusses such problems with sissie Donald Trump, the greatest windbag since the invention of the windbag.

Now with Trump as President, it turns out our bugs are fine. ...

I doubt this. I see the problem with my own eyes here and Trumperica lies on Moneybaran IV and not on planet Earth. For you all insects are "bugs" for example and Corona is "flu" and so on ... Whatever. Don't forget to call all of your soldiers home to Trumperica. ...

 

[zaangalewa]

Normally Germany had saved within 24 hours all refugees from Moira in Lesbos, Greece, after some of them had burned down this camp. But we decided to be very cautious this time. Most Europeans hate us, when we do such things. And we do not like to be attacked again from all the united racist idiots worldwide - under the leadership of the USA - as a brutal and cruel Germany, which had given a chance for a better life in 2015 to a million people from within Europe and another million from outside of Europe.

Your time bro............here you are preaching the UN we have to help............then you don't show the fuck up.

Have fun.............your turn......enjoy .......BYOBB...........Bring your own body bags.

You should do something against your drug consume.

 

[toobfreak]

Donald Trump’s plans to withdraw roughly a third of the US troops stationed in Germany have been criticised in the country by conservatives and welcomed by leftwing politicians.

Oh, Splat. Look at that, Donald is unpopular with another European country again!

 

[Zorro!]

... Germany needs to honor their commitment to NATO and quit reeloading off the alliance.

We pay the same money to the institution "NATO" as the USA is doing.

The commitment to NATO is not to pay them money, rather, to maintain deployable forces for the common defense and to keep military spending at or above 2% of GDP. And you are NOT meeting either commitment.

As far as know it gave an agreement with Barack Obama about 1.5% up to the year 2024 (and not 2% now immediatelly, how everyone says today). And Germany was on good way to fulfill this agreement...

Fake News:

View attachment 390228​

You have never met the 2% commitment and 2010 to 2016 you went the wrong direction, you were not steadily improving as you claimed. Now since Trump has been dropping truth bombs on you, we are seeing improvement. In the most recent year, which is not on this chart, you are at 1.38%, which is still short but, pretty close to your best year ever. Keep it up! Soon you can hold your head up proudly knowing that you are pulling your own weight!

Germany - Military Expenditure (% Of GDP) - 2024 Data 2025 Forecast 1960-2022 Historical

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Germany was reported at 1.3901 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Germany - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were...

tradingeconomics.com

Donald Trump - this bloody damned liar and asshole - changed meanwhile everything in the relations between Germany and the USA. Indeed the USA declared meanwhile in many ways war against Germany...

He sees you as an adult nation, not a child in need of handouts. While it might seem painful, he is actually showing you the respect your deserve.

... Additionally came the pandemic Corona which binds a lot of economic capacities and possibilites...

And yet, 7 nations continue to meet their mutual defense commitments:

Poland, Latvia, Romania, United Kingdom, Estonia, Greece, United States.

It is long past time for Germany to proudly join this group.

... is exclusively only a decision of the German Bundestag - of our parliament - and not the decision of any single political party in Germany - nor is it the decision of an extremist idiot and autocrat, who overtook with his loyal spitlickers the white house of the USA...

Of course. If Gerrmany wants the benefits of a Mutual Defense Treaty, then Germany needs to meet it's own commitments to the Self Defense Treaty. Of course you have complete freedom in this matter, you have for a long time. This is known.

What did you not understand from the words I said to you? Forget the 2%...

No.

... this will not happen because of Corona...

7 other nations, all impacted by Corona, maintained their 2% commitment.

Totally superflous waste of money in times of ABC+D weapons.

... because of the war on world economy of the USA...

Meaningless drivel. If you want the mutual defense guarantee, meet your commitment.

Open your ears and listen! I do not like to see any US-American soldier in Germany any longer!!!

By the way: Did you kow what had happened with the insects in Germany between 1989 and 2016? The biomass of the insects lost 76% during this years. This seems to be worldwide the same. That's a real problem - and not a pseudo-problem of US-American weapon producers and weapon dealers how to make more money by helping to reduce the biomass of human beings more efficient.

Sorry about your bugs.

You don't see the dimension of the problem. This happens all over the planet and is perhaps a deadly problem for the whole biosphere and for all human beings. And nearly no one has reliable information about. And for sure no one discusses such problems with sissie Donald Trump, the greatest windbag since the invention of the windbag.

Now with Trump as President, it turns out our bugs are fine. ...

I doubt this. I see the problem with my own eyes here and Trumperica lies on Moneybaran IV and not on planet Earth. For you all insects are "bugs" for example and Corona is "flu" and so on ... Whatever. Don't forget to call all of your soldiers home to Trumperica. ...

Doubt it all you like. Before Trump, bugs going extinct. Now Trump, Bugs fine. Trump is Making Bugs Great Again! What's critical is that we ask for their supporting data when someone demands our assent to their claims. When someone can't produce the support but claims we should believe, well, that's evidence you are dealing with a propagandist that is not following the evidence.

Inconveniently for Sánchez-Bayo, the studies didn’t support his thesis. He confused one study’s speculation that pesticides might be the cause of bumblebee declines with the actual findings of the study, which didn’t examine causes; and in another case he claimed that a study on bats (which eat insects) found they were less abundant on conventional farms, when in fact the study had found the opposite.

Even the BBC was skeptical of how he massaged the data, which didn’t faze the author:

BBC: We put these criticisms to Dr. Francisco Sánchez-Bayo. But he says that even if they don’t have the data to prove that claim statistically, that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t make the claim.​

Dr. Francisco: So therefore, even if we don’t have enough data to prove it statistical or whatever, we know that this is happening. So, it’s better to do it now, than not 10 years later when we may have a more serious problem. Yeah. We think the world’s insects could be wiped out in a century from now.​

Yeah, statistical, whatever.

In early 2019, another German group of researchers, headed by Sebastian Seibold in Munich, attempted to rectify some of the problems with Hallman’s research, but as Hambler and Henderson pointed out in a critique the study, “The evidence for a recent decline in arthropod abundance in Germany is not yet robust.” The short number of years sampled vitiated any reliable extrapolation to more meaningful trends. The study authors did not account for changes in weather or climate trends.

And the way they collected data on insect densities—using sweep netting for grasslands and flight interceptors for forests—rendered the conclusions suspect at best. Both methods measure insect activity not population size. In the case of sweep netting, which is dragged across the tops of vegetation, the results can be highly variable depending upon the height and density of the plant growth, as arthropods will naturally seek cover closer to the ground. In other words, land with greater plant richness, variety and more natural growth could very well produce sweep netting samples with fewer insects and less variety of insects.

“Overgeneralisation from limited sampling could lead to inappropriate policy responses,” Hambler and Henderson concluded.

But pushback by scientists and more diligent journalists did not make a dent in the popular myths spread so recklessly by the Fake News media. Catastrophic insect declines linked to “industrial agriculture and “wanton pesticide use” were now “facts”. By dint of sheer repetition, a new “science consensus” had been born. The campaign against modern farming and the iconization of organic agriculture were the new narrative norms.

 

[zaangalewa]

... Germany needs to honor their commitment to NATO and quit reeloading off the alliance.

We pay the same money to the institution "NATO" as the USA is doing.

The commitment to NATO is not to pay them money, rather, to maintain deployable forces for the common defense and to keep military spending at or above 2% of GDP. And you are NOT meeting either commitment.

As far as know it gave an agreement with Barack Obama about 1.5% up to the year 2024 (and not 2% now immediatelly, how everyone says today). And Germany was on good way to fulfill this agreement...

Fake News:

View attachment 390228​

You have never met the 2% commitment and 2010 to 2016 you went the wrong direction, you were not steadily improving as you claimed. Now since Trump has been dropping truth bombs on you, we are seeing improvement. In the most recent year, which is not on this chart, you are at 1.38%, which is still short but, pretty close to your best year ever. Keep it up! Soon you can hold your head up proudly knowing that you are pulling your own weight!

Germany - Military Expenditure (% Of GDP) - 2024 Data 2025 Forecast 1960-2022 Historical

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Germany was reported at 1.3901 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Germany - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were...

tradingeconomics.com

Donald Trump - this bloody damned liar and asshole - changed meanwhile everything in the relations between Germany and the USA. Indeed the USA declared meanwhile in many ways war against Germany...

He sees you as an adult nation, not a child in need of handouts. While it might seem painful, he is actually showing you the respect your deserve.

... Additionally came the pandemic Corona which binds a lot of economic capacities and possibilites...

And yet, 7 nations continue to meet their mutual defense commitments:

Poland, Latvia, Romania, United Kingdom, Estonia, Greece, United States.

It is long past time for Germany to proudly join this group.

... is exclusively only a decision of the German Bundestag - of our parliament - and not the decision of any single political party in Germany - nor is it the decision of an extremist idiot and autocrat, who overtook with his loyal spitlickers the white house of the USA...

Of course. If Gerrmany wants the benefits of a Mutual Defense Treaty, then Germany needs to meet it's own commitments to the Self Defense Treaty. Of course you have complete freedom in this matter, you have for a long time. This is known.

What did you not understand from the words I said to you? Forget the 2%...

No.

... this will not happen because of Corona...

7 other nations, all impacted by Corona, maintained their 2% commitment.

Totally superflous waste of money in times of ABC+D weapons.

... because of the war on world economy of the USA...

Meaningless drivel. If you want the mutual defense guarantee, meet your commitment.

Open your ears and listen! I do not like to see any US-American soldier in Germany any longer!!!

By the way: Did you kow what had happened with the insects in Germany between 1989 and 2016? The biomass of the insects lost 76% during this years. This seems to be worldwide the same. That's a real problem - and not a pseudo-problem of US-American weapon producers and weapon dealers how to make more money by helping to reduce the biomass of human beings more efficient.

Sorry about your bugs.

You don't see the dimension of the problem. This happens all over the planet and is perhaps a deadly problem for the whole biosphere and for all human beings. And nearly no one has reliable information about. And for sure no one discusses such problems with sissie Donald Trump, the greatest windbag since the invention of the windbag.

Now with Trump as President, it turns out our bugs are fine. ...

I doubt this. I see the problem with my own eyes here and Trumperica lies on Moneybaran IV and not on planet Earth. For you all insects are "bugs" for example and Corona is "flu" and so on ... Whatever. Don't forget to call all of your soldiers home to Trumperica. ...

Doubt it all you like. Before Trump, bugs going extinct. Now Trump, Bugs fine. Trump is Making Bugs Great Again! ...

Only to make something clear: My EnglIsh is bad - but this means not that I am an US-American analphabet and you have to speak with me like the full-time idiot Donald Trump is speaking with his idiots. ...

 

[zaangalewa]

Donald Trump’s plans to withdraw roughly a third of the US troops stationed in Germany have been criticised in the country by conservatives and welcomed by leftwing politicians.

Oh, Splat. Look at that, Donald is unpopular with another European country again!

He's not the first Trump, who is unpopular in Germany. We threw his grandfather out of Germany, who had made a lot of money with prostitution in the wild west and came back as a rich man to Germany.

 

[Muhammed]

I don't know if pulling out these troops is right or not, it certainly would appear to benefit China, Russia and any other potential threats in the region.

Howso?

 

[zaangalewa]

westwall: With what do you disagree?

 

[Zorro!]

... Germany needs to honor their commitment to NATO and quit reeloading off the alliance.

We pay the same money to the institution "NATO" as the USA is doing.

The commitment to NATO is not to pay them money, rather, to maintain deployable forces for the common defense and to keep military spending at or above 2% of GDP. And you are NOT meeting either commitment.

As far as know it gave an agreement with Barack Obama about 1.5% up to the year 2024 (and not 2% now immediatelly, how everyone says today). And Germany was on good way to fulfill this agreement...

Fake News:

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You have never met the 2% commitment and 2010 to 2016 you went the wrong direction, you were not steadily improving as you claimed. Now since Trump has been dropping truth bombs on you, we are seeing improvement. In the most recent year, which is not on this chart, you are at 1.38%, which is still short but, pretty close to your best year ever. Keep it up! Soon you can hold your head up proudly knowing that you are pulling your own weight!

Germany - Military Expenditure (% Of GDP) - 2024 Data 2025 Forecast 1960-2022 Historical

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Germany was reported at 1.3901 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Germany - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were...

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Donald Trump - this bloody damned liar and asshole - changed meanwhile everything in the relations between Germany and the USA. Indeed the USA declared meanwhile in many ways war against Germany...

He sees you as an adult nation, not a child in need of handouts. While it might seem painful, he is actually showing you the respect your deserve.

... Additionally came the pandemic Corona which binds a lot of economic capacities and possibilites...

And yet, 7 nations continue to meet their mutual defense commitments:

Poland, Latvia, Romania, United Kingdom, Estonia, Greece, United States.

It is long past time for Germany to proudly join this group.

... is exclusively only a decision of the German Bundestag - of our parliament - and not the decision of any single political party in Germany - nor is it the decision of an extremist idiot and autocrat, who overtook with his loyal spitlickers the white house of the USA...

Of course. If Gerrmany wants the benefits of a Mutual Defense Treaty, then Germany needs to meet it's own commitments to the Self Defense Treaty. Of course you have complete freedom in this matter, you have for a long time. This is known.

What did you not understand from the words I said to you? Forget the 2%...

No.

... this will not happen because of Corona...

7 other nations, all impacted by Corona, maintained their 2% commitment.

Totally superflous waste of money in times of ABC+D weapons.

... because of the war on world economy of the USA...

Meaningless drivel. If you want the mutual defense guarantee, meet your commitment.

Open your ears and listen! I do not like to see any US-American soldier in Germany any longer!!!

By the way: Did you kow what had happened with the insects in Germany between 1989 and 2016? The biomass of the insects lost 76% during this years. This seems to be worldwide the same. That's a real problem - and not a pseudo-problem of US-American weapon producers and weapon dealers how to make more money by helping to reduce the biomass of human beings more efficient.

Sorry about your bugs.

You don't see the dimension of the problem. This happens all over the planet and is perhaps a deadly problem for the whole biosphere and for all human beings. And nearly no one has reliable information about. And for sure no one discusses such problems with sissie Donald Trump, the greatest windbag since the invention of the windbag.

Now with Trump as President, it turns out our bugs are fine. ...

I doubt this. I see the problem with my own eyes here and Trumperica lies on Moneybaran IV and not on planet Earth. For you all insects are "bugs" for example and Corona is "flu" and so on ... Whatever. Don't forget to call all of your soldiers home to Trumperica. ...

Doubt it all you like. Before Trump, bugs going extinct. Now Trump, Bugs fine. Trump is Making Bugs Great Again! ...

Only to make something clear: My EnglIsh is bad - but this means not that I am an US-American analphabet and you have to speak with me like the full-time idiot Donald Trump is speaking with his idiots. ...

Your ability to communicate effectively in a second language is very impressive. I'm trying to learn the same skills but, I have less than a fraction of your skills. Take care, Zorro.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

... Germany needs to honor their commitment to NATO and quit reeloading off the alliance.

We pay the same money to the institution "NATO" as the USA is doing.

The commitment to NATO is not to pay them money, rather, to maintain deployable forces for the common defense and to keep military spending at or above 2% of GDP. And you are NOT meeting either commitment.

As far as know it gave an agreement with Barack Obama about 1.5% up to the year 2024 (and not 2% now immediatelly, how everyone says today). And Germany was on good way to fulfill this agreement...

Fake News:

View attachment 390228​

You have never met the 2% commitment and 2010 to 2016 you went the wrong direction, you were not steadily improving as you claimed. Now since Trump has been dropping truth bombs on you, we are seeing improvement. In the most recent year, which is not on this chart, you are at 1.38%, which is still short but, pretty close to your best year ever. Keep it up! Soon you can hold your head up proudly knowing that you are pulling your own weight!

Germany - Military Expenditure (% Of GDP) - 2024 Data 2025 Forecast 1960-2022 Historical

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Germany was reported at 1.3901 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Germany - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were...

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Donald Trump - this bloody damned liar and asshole - changed meanwhile everything in the relations between Germany and the USA. Indeed the USA declared meanwhile in many ways war against Germany...

He sees you as an adult nation, not a child in need of handouts. While it might seem painful, he is actually showing you the respect your deserve.

... Additionally came the pandemic Corona which binds a lot of economic capacities and possibilites...

And yet, 7 nations continue to meet their mutual defense commitments:

Poland, Latvia, Romania, United Kingdom, Estonia, Greece, United States.

It is long past time for Germany to proudly join this group.

... is exclusively only a decision of the German Bundestag - of our parliament - and not the decision of any single political party in Germany - nor is it the decision of an extremist idiot and autocrat, who overtook with his loyal spitlickers the white house of the USA...

Of course. If Gerrmany wants the benefits of a Mutual Defense Treaty, then Germany needs to meet it's own commitments to the Self Defense Treaty. Of course you have complete freedom in this matter, you have for a long time. This is known.

What did you not understand from the words I said to you? Forget the 2%...

No.

... this will not happen because of Corona...

7 other nations, all impacted by Corona, maintained their 2% commitment.

Totally superflous waste of money in times of ABC+D weapons.

... because of the war on world economy of the USA...

Meaningless drivel. If you want the mutual defense guarantee, meet your commitment.

Open your ears and listen! I do not like to see any US-American soldier in Germany any longer!!!

By the way: Did you kow what had happened with the insects in Germany between 1989 and 2016? The biomass of the insects lost 76% during this years. This seems to be worldwide the same. That's a real problem - and not a pseudo-problem of US-American weapon producers and weapon dealers how to make more money by helping to reduce the biomass of human beings more efficient.

Sorry about your bugs.

You don't see the dimension of the problem. This happens all over the planet and is perhaps a deadly problem for the whole biosphere and for all human beings. And nearly no one has reliable information about. And for sure no one discusses such problems with sissie Donald Trump, the greatest windbag since the invention of the windbag.

Now with Trump as President, it turns out our bugs are fine. ...

I doubt this. I see the problem with my own eyes here and Trumperica lies on Moneybaran IV and not on planet Earth. For you all insects are "bugs" for example and Corona is "flu" and so on ... Whatever. Don't forget to call all of your soldiers home to Trumperica. ...

Doubt it all you like. Before Trump, bugs going extinct. Now Trump, Bugs fine. Trump is Making Bugs Great Again! ...

Only to make something clear: My EnglIsh is bad - but this means not that I am an US-American analphabet and you have to speak with me like the full-time idiot Donald Trump is speaking with his idiots. ...

Your ability to communicate effectively in a second language is very impressive. I'm trying to learn the same skills but, I have less than a fraction of your skills. Take care, Zorro.

Ya his delusional rants are understandable but still delusional, according to him Germany and Hitler had nothing to do with WW2. No instead according to him the US somehow caused WW1 and WW2. and were the aggressors and the ones that attacked every European Country, NOT Germany.

 

[Zorro!]

... Germany needs to honor their commitment to NATO and quit reeloading off the alliance.

We pay the same money to the institution "NATO" as the USA is doing.

The commitment to NATO is not to pay them money, rather, to maintain deployable forces for the common defense and to keep military spending at or above 2% of GDP. And you are NOT meeting either commitment.

As far as know it gave an agreement with Barack Obama about 1.5% up to the year 2024 (and not 2% now immediatelly, how everyone says today). And Germany was on good way to fulfill this agreement...

Fake News:

View attachment 390228​

You have never met the 2% commitment and 2010 to 2016 you went the wrong direction, you were not steadily improving as you claimed. Now since Trump has been dropping truth bombs on you, we are seeing improvement. In the most recent year, which is not on this chart, you are at 1.38%, which is still short but, pretty close to your best year ever. Keep it up! Soon you can hold your head up proudly knowing that you are pulling your own weight!

Germany - Military Expenditure (% Of GDP) - 2024 Data 2025 Forecast 1960-2022 Historical

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Germany was reported at 1.3901 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Germany - Military expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were...

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Donald Trump - this bloody damned liar and asshole - changed meanwhile everything in the relations between Germany and the USA. Indeed the USA declared meanwhile in many ways war against Germany...

He sees you as an adult nation, not a child in need of handouts. While it might seem painful, he is actually showing you the respect your deserve.

... Additionally came the pandemic Corona which binds a lot of economic capacities and possibilites...

And yet, 7 nations continue to meet their mutual defense commitments:

Poland, Latvia, Romania, United Kingdom, Estonia, Greece, United States.

It is long past time for Germany to proudly join this group.

... is exclusively only a decision of the German Bundestag - of our parliament - and not the decision of any single political party in Germany - nor is it the decision of an extremist idiot and autocrat, who overtook with his loyal spitlickers the white house of the USA...

Of course. If Gerrmany wants the benefits of a Mutual Defense Treaty, then Germany needs to meet it's own commitments to the Self Defense Treaty. Of course you have complete freedom in this matter, you have for a long time. This is known.

What did you not understand from the words I said to you? Forget the 2%...

No.

... this will not happen because of Corona...

7 other nations, all impacted by Corona, maintained their 2% commitment.

Totally superflous waste of money in times of ABC+D weapons.

... because of the war on world economy of the USA...

Meaningless drivel. If you want the mutual defense guarantee, meet your commitment.

Open your ears and listen! I do not like to see any US-American soldier in Germany any longer!!!

By the way: Did you kow what had happened with the insects in Germany between 1989 and 2016? The biomass of the insects lost 76% during this years. This seems to be worldwide the same. That's a real problem - and not a pseudo-problem of US-American weapon producers and weapon dealers how to make more money by helping to reduce the biomass of human beings more efficient.

Sorry about your bugs.

You don't see the dimension of the problem. This happens all over the planet and is perhaps a deadly problem for the whole biosphere and for all human beings. And nearly no one has reliable information about. And for sure no one discusses such problems with sissie Donald Trump, the greatest windbag since the invention of the windbag.

Now with Trump as President, it turns out our bugs are fine. ...

I doubt this. I see the problem with my own eyes here and Trumperica lies on Moneybaran IV and not on planet Earth. For you all insects are "bugs" for example and Corona is "flu" and so on ... Whatever. Don't forget to call all of your soldiers home to Trumperica. ...

Doubt it all you like. Before Trump, bugs going extinct. Now Trump, Bugs fine. Trump is Making Bugs Great Again! ...

Only to make something clear: My EnglIsh is bad - but this means not that I am an US-American analphabet and you have to speak with me like the full-time idiot Donald Trump is speaking with his idiots. ...

Your ability to communicate effectively in a second language is very impressive. I'm trying to learn the same skills but, I have less than a fraction of your skills. Take care, Zorro.

Ya his delusional rants are understandable but still delusional, according to him Germany and Hitler had nothing to do with WW2. No instead according to him the US somehow caused WW1 and WW2. and were the aggressors and the ones that attacked every European Country, NOT Germany.

Germany is still working through a lot of history.