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The NATO treaty says that we have to maintain our ability to resist armed attack, so there is some minimum. And we’ve made public commitments to spend at least
by sarchertech 4mo ago
The NATO treaty says that we have to maintain our ability to resist armed attack, so there is some minimum. And we’ve made public commitments to spend at least 2% of GDP (though that isn’t part of the treaty).
- JumpCrisscross 4mo agoNeither of those are full faith and credit guarantees. Congress can nullify them in a way it Constitutionally cannot actual debts.
- sarchertech 4mo agoSS and Medicare aren’t debts either in that sense. Congress can reduce benefits if they please. In Flemming v. Nestor SCOTUS ruled that SS benefits are not guaranteed contractual rights but are instead statutory entitlements that Congress may modify or revoke.
- lionkor 4mo agoSurely NATO has enough competent people to know that the biggest and only threat remains the USA and pretty much any othed conflict is a direct result of provocation or invasion by the US, right? Or do we all watch Jarhead 2-5 on repeat until all we can say is OORAH
- sarchertech 4mo agoGermany is in the middle of a massive military build up because the primary threat they’re concerned with is Russia and they’re worried that the US won’t back them up anymore.