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Famously, Trump sent Germany a $370 billion bill on overdue defense payments. This story is unsurprising in that light.

by danjoc 9y ago

eesmith 9y ago
"Both German and U.S. government officials deny a media report that President Trump presented German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a multi-billion dollar NATO bill." - https://www.snopes.com/2017/03/28/trump-merkel-nato-bill/ https://www.snopes.com/2017/03/28/trump-merkel-nato-bill/ Despite how much we spend on the military, the U.S. Navy has its own set of problems. Remember the multiple ship collisions this year? That's apparently as a result of how cost-saving measures affect training, at least based on one analysis. WarIsBoring has also reported "The U.S. Navy Is Flat Worn-Out / The United States is asking too much from its sailors" - https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-navy-is-flat-worn-out/ https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-navy-is-flat-worn-out/ : "The fact is, the Navy is flat-out overworked. Americans ask their sailors and their warships to be in too many places at once, and when there are far too few of them. Nor is Congress allocating enough money to build ships to make up for the Navy’s shortfall while it also seeks to cut taxes and balance the federal budget." Similarly, "The U.S. Navy’s Greatest Enemy Might Be Exhaustion" https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-navys-greatest-enemy-might-be-exhaustion/ https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-navys-greatest-enemy-might-b... No, I don't think we have no ships available for a given class. But that's because we have a huge amount of ships. And the US spends money on the military like there's no tomorrow. Not always well. For example, "Here Is Why the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships Punch Below Their Weight" - https://warisboring.com/here-is-why-the-u-s-navys-littoral-combat-ships-punch-below-their-weight/ https://warisboring.com/here-is-why-the-u-s-navys-littoral-c... and "The U.S. Navy is trying to dodge its responsibility to conduct a critical test of its new, $13-billion aircraft carrier. ... The provision would permit the Navy to delay shock trials until the second ship in the class is ready for testing in several years. Waiving this requirement for Ford would endanger the lives of the 4,300 sailors of the ship’s complement and risk massive cost overruns in the years ahead as the Navy continues building an untested design." https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-navy-wants-to-deploy-its-new-flattop-without-vital-testing/ https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-navy-wants-to-deploy-its-new... and "Senators Are Forcing the U.S. Navy to Buy Crappy Ships It Doesn’t Want" https://warisboring.com/senators-are-forcing-the-u-s-navy-to-buy-crappy-ships-it-doesnt-want/ https://warisboring.com/senators-are-forcing-the-u-s-navy-to... is one of several article concerning the 'troubled' Littoral Combat Ship.
- cuongphat 9y ago
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sabertoothed 9y ago
Please back up the legitimacy of this claim. That payments were overdue (not that the chief moron said anything).

Famously, Trump sent Germany a $370 billion bill on overdue defense payments. This story is unsurprising in that light.

by danjoc 9y ago

Famously, Trump sent Germany a $370 billion bill on overdue defense payments. This story is unsurprising in that light.

"Both German and U.S. government officials deny a media report that President Trump presented German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a multi-billion dollar NATO bill." - https://www.snopes.com/2017/03/28/trump-merkel-nato-bill/ https://www.snopes.com/2017/03/28/trump-merkel-nato-bill/ Despite how much we spend on the military, the U.S. Navy has its own set of problems. Remember the multiple ship collisions this year? That's apparently as a result of how cost-saving measures affect training, at least based on one analysis. WarIsBoring has also reported "The U.S. Navy Is Flat Worn-Out / The United States is asking too much from its sailors" - https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-navy-is-flat-worn-out/ https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-navy-is-flat-worn-out/ : "The fact is, the Navy is flat-out overworked. Americans ask their sailors and their warships to be in too many places at once, and when there are far too few of them. Nor is Congress allocating enough money to build ships to make up for the Navy’s shortfall while it also seeks to cut taxes and balance the federal budget." Similarly, "The U.S. Navy’s Greatest Enemy Might Be Exhaustion" https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-navys-greatest-enemy-might-be-exhaustion/ https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-navys-greatest-enemy-might-b... No, I don't think we have no ships available for a given class. But that's because we have a huge amount of ships. And the US spends money on the military like there's no tomorrow. Not always well. For example, "Here Is Why the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships Punch Below Their Weight" - https://warisboring.com/here-is-why-the-u-s-navys-littoral-combat-ships-punch-below-their-weight/ https://warisboring.com/here-is-why-the-u-s-navys-littoral-c... and "The U.S. Navy is trying to dodge its responsibility to conduct a critical test of its new, $13-billion aircraft carrier. ... The provision would permit the Navy to delay shock trials until the second ship in the class is ready for testing in several years. Waiving this requirement for Ford would endanger the lives of the 4,300 sailors of the ship’s complement and risk massive cost overruns in the years ahead as the Navy continues building an untested design." https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-navy-wants-to-deploy-its-new-flattop-without-vital-testing/ https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-navy-wants-to-deploy-its-new... and "Senators Are Forcing the U.S. Navy to Buy Crappy Ships It Doesn’t Want" https://warisboring.com/senators-are-forcing-the-u-s-navy-to-buy-crappy-ships-it-doesnt-want/ https://warisboring.com/senators-are-forcing-the-u-s-navy-to... is one of several article concerning the 'troubled' Littoral Combat Ship.

cuongphat 9y ago
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sabertoothed 9y ago

Please back up the legitimacy of this claim. That payments were overdue (not that the chief moron said anything).