Perhaps the world would still be okay if the US spent a little bit less on defense. Once you can defend yourself, having 10x more jets won't do you any good. B

Perhaps the world would still be okay if the US spent a little bit less on defense. Once you can defend yourself, having 10x more jets won't do you any good. But yes, European NATO members should spend a bit more. In fact, this was resolved under Bush with non-binding spending targets for 2020 (2% of GDP). Credit where credit is due: many of the Eastern Europeans NATO members have already hit spending targets ahead of time. And if you google a bit, you see countless articles about European countries committing to increasing defense spending.