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because the EU has been a mooch since the end of the Cold War, at least.* Source?

• palmotea 7mo ago
  > Source? It's common knowledge that most European countries weren't meeting their NATO defense spending commitments for a long time. I'm still not sure if they do even after the post-Ukraine increase in defense spending. There are also a lot of articles about disrepair and lack of equipment in European militaries. Here's a random one I quickly Googled that I haven't read: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/50-battle-ready-germany-misses-military-targets-despite-scholzs-overhaul-2025-02-13/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/50-battle-ready-germany....