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Is this true? I keep reading that the US is putting increasing pressure on allies not spending at least 2% of GDP in their military.
by deburo 6y ago
Is this true? I keep reading that the US is putting increasing pressure on allies not spending at least 2% of GDP in their military.
- roughly 6y agoIt was for a long time. This is why GOP handwringing about our allies underspending on military defense is so incongruent - other countries underspending on their militaries was a cornerstone goal of post-WW2 policy. Complaining that Germany doesn’t have a strong enough military marks a pretty sharp break from prior US policy goals.
- SkyMarshal 6y agoThat was true until Trump, and it's really only Trump pushing for that, and the GOP going along with it b/c Trump owns the GOP now. The US policy establishment is against it, but have to follow the President's orders.