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Europe underspending was a logical response to the ridiculous overspending of the US. And most of that money isn't actually spend on anything that keeps anyone
by ralfn 8y ago
Europe underspending was a logical response to the ridiculous overspending of the US. And most of that money isn't actually spend on anything that keeps anyone safe.
We make more milk than anyone needs and then we subsidize it and throw half of it out. You guys make more tanks than anyone ever needs. You subsizide it and it collects either dust or you sell it to a small town police station for crowd control.
The world really didn't need us spending more money on war. Instead we spend our money on education for example. The shortage of highly skilled individuals in the west is filled by Europe.
None of this was ever a deal. We just do our part. Do what America lacks. And investing in murder machinery just isn't something our team needed.
But that's the thing, right? We are not one team anymore. You have to admit: that is what changed. I don't have an opinion about Swiss cheese.
- burfog 8y agoThe underspending is short-term thinking. You see how well that worked out for the Ukraine. Some countries have no choice because they are tiny, like Georgia, and they also suffer greatly. You might not be interested in violent combat, but violent combatants are interested in you. You certainly shouldn't rely on the USA for your protection. We had promised to protect the Ukraine. Even when you do get the promised help, as Poland did from the UK in WWII, it typically comes rather late. By the time help arrives you may be starving, homeless, raped, injured, orphaned, or widowed. Pushing that stuff out of your thoughts does not make the possibility go away.