Trump trying to con money from Germany

[Onyx]

Perhaps, but I am equally sure there are plenty of people in Germany that gladly take and live well on the money the US Soldiers spend there.

You mean like the money individual soldiers spend in bars and restaurants? Who gives a ****?

 

[Onyx]

It's not conning, they owe us the ******* money.

No, they don't. Germany has no debt obligation to the US. On the contrary, the US has plenty of debt from Germany.

 

[Slyhunter]

It's not conning, they owe us the ******* money.

No, they don't. Germany has no debt obligation to the US. On the contrary, the US has plenty of debt from Germany.

You need to elaborate on that or you're full of shit.

 

[JBond]

Donald Trump seems to think that NATO nations pay the US. I'm sure there are plenty in Germany that would love to give based US soldiers the boot.

We pay more than required, while others pay less than required, of course liberals would think this is OK.

 

[Onyx]

We pay more than required, while others pay less than required, of course liberals would think this is OK.

The US can drop its defense spending or quit NATO. Their move.

Even though the US spends 5% of GDP on defense, only about 2% of that is being spent efficiently. European militaries have much higher efficiency for the money they do spend. The failing United States is barely meeting its own defense obligations.

 

[Onyx]

You need to elaborate on that or you're full of shit.

Facts are true whether they are elaborated on or not. Look it up.

 

[JBond]

We pay more than required, while others pay less than required, of course liberals would think this is OK.

The US can drop its defense spending or quit NATO. Their move.

Even though the US spends 5% of GDP on defense, only about 2% of that is being spent efficiently. European militaries have much higher efficiency for the money they do spend. The failing United States is barely meeting its own defense obligations.

What does any of that have to do with NATO members providing the funding they pledged? All Trump wants is for member nations to pay their fair share. Why is that a problem for you?

 

[Onyx]

What does any of that have to do with NATO members providing the funding they pledged? All Trump wants is for member nations to pay their fair share. Why is that a problem for you?

Again, what the **** are you talking about? Funding? Nations do not fund NATO!

NATO is a mutual defense pact, and every nation pays for its own individual defense. As in their own individual military! The NAC came to the determination that every nation should slowly raise their defense spending to 2% of GDP (not immediately). Germany is scheduled to reach 2% of GDP by 2020, although it really doesn't ******* matter because each nation controls how much they spend on their own military. Not the United States.

Before anymore of you dipshits piss me off with your stupidity, read the Washington Treaty in its entirety.

 

[JBond]

What does any of that have to do with NATO members providing the funding they pledged? All Trump wants is for member nations to pay their fair share. Why is that a problem for you?

Again, what the **** are you talking about? Funding? Nations do not fund NATO!

NATO is a mutual defense pact, and every nation pays for its own individual defense. As in their own individual military!The NAC came to the determination that every nation should slowly raise their defense spending to 2% of GDP (not immediately). Germany is scheduled to reach 2% of GDP by 2020, although it really doesn't ******* matter because each nation controls how much they spend on their own military. Not the United States.

Before anymore of you dipshits piss me off with your stupidity, read the Washington Treaty in its entirety.

Another lib that is slow on the uptake. You mentioned two different topics in a sloppy way. No one mentioned individual defense spending, other than you. The US has done the heavy lifting for decades. Time for our partners to pay their fair share. Why should our kids die in Crimea or some other dump when Europe has the finances and capabilities to take care of itself? They lack the will because we have always had their back, financially and other.

Got it dipshit?

 

[Onyx]

No one mentioned individual defense spending, other than you. US has done the heavy lifting for decades. Time for our partners to pay their fair share.

Holy shit! You fundamentally do not understand how NATO works. Each nation pays for their own individual defense.

Read the Washington Treaty right now and stop wasting people's time.

Why should our kids die in Crimea or some other dump when Europe has the finances and capabilities to take care of itself? They lack the will because we have always had their back, financially and other.

No Americans are dying in Crimea. Ukraine isn't even a member of NATO.

You are a god damn ******* idiot that doesn't have a ******* clue what you are talking about. Educate yourself.

 

[Slyhunter]

What does any of that have to do with NATO members providing the funding they pledged? All Trump wants is for member nations to pay their fair share. Why is that a problem for you?

Again, what the **** are you talking about? Funding? Nations do not fund NATO!

NATO is a mutual defense pact, and every nation pays for its own individual defense. As in their own individual military! The NAC came to the determination that every nation should slowly raise their defense spending to 2% of GDP (not immediately). Germany is scheduled to reach 2% of GDP by 2020, although it really doesn't ******* matter because each nation controls how much they spend on their own military. Not the United States.

Before anymore of you dipshits piss me off with your stupidity, read the Washington Treaty in its entirety.

They don't defend themselves. We have troops in their countries to provide for their defense. We should close all our bases at once. The US should not be garrison'd in NATO country bases.

 

[Onyx]

We have troops in their countries to provide for their defense. We should close all our bases at once. The US should not be garrison'd in NATO country bases.

Not very many, even in Germany (largest US foreign presence). The US military personnel that are in most NATO countries are there for logistical and technical purposes, and are usually housed in bases owned by the country itself. Most of them are not frontline combat personnel either.

The countries that have stationed a large number of US frontline combat personnel, with maybe the exception of the Baltic States, are perfectly capable of defending their own borders without them.

The nations that benefit from NATO the most are the Eastern European states which border Russia, and NATO exists to deter Russian expansion in that region. Those Eastern European states have the most trouble paying 2% of GDP on defense, but are also the most willing. It's also worth noting that in the event of a war with Russia, their saviors would be Western European nations like France, Italy, and Germany. None of which pay 2% of GDP on defense.