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So...you expect the US to pick up everybody's tab for NATO? Seriously?
Germany has already committed to increasing defense spending as have several other NATO members (France, the Netherlands, etc).
The German Navy is reforming the Seebataillon (marines) after a 100 year absence of amphibious assault capability. Germany did not have marines during WW2, rather all sailors had limited infantry training ... and the poor results were obvious (see Danzig in 1939). The Navy will also get 6 corvettes, 4 frigates, 6 submarines, and 2 "Joint Support Ships" (amphibious assault ships?).
The German Army will be increased to 200,000 troops by 2024. The number of Leopard 2 tanks will be increased to 328.
No NATO country "owes" the US anything. There isn't an unpaid bill that Germany owes. There isn't a grand NATO military budget - each country pays for it's own military contributions. If the US cuts back there isn't a shortfall that other countries have to make up. By choice, the US spends more than double per capita what the other NATO countries spend on their military. (that's total US world wide spending - not split out into a NATO portion).
The only set NATO budget is a smaller budget for HQ and admin type functions. The US contributes 25% to this budget.
Germany has until 2024 to get up to 2%. They don't owe us anything. He has no idea how any of this works.
The man is a boor, and is making our whole country look bad to the entire world.
You have no idea how it works. Germany has been under-funding their military for years. Getting to 2% by 2024 only means in 2024 they are not underfunded. What about all the years where they were not doing their share? Besides lip service by Merkel and other in German government nothing is in the works to actually increase military spending to 2% by 2024.
Germany's draft 2018 budget, unveiled on Friday, showed it was planning to spend EUR1.4 billion more on its military next year. While this represents a 3.9% rise from this year's budget, it will put the country's defense budget at 1.23% of gross domestic product, unchanged from this year's share and still far off the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's military-spending recommendation of 2% of GDP by 2024.
Meeting the 2% goal would have required Germany to nearly double military spending to EUR65 billion from the current EUR37 billion target, according to the finance ministry. Friday's budget plans show that military spending would increase by a total of EUR5.3 billion for the years through 2021 from the 2017 level.
What a putz we have in the WH. Did he give her the invoice before or after he refused to shake hands with her?
The Idiot in Chief is an embarrassment to the American people.
He screwed up BIGLY on tRUMPcare and he will have more setbacks as he and his cabinet and staff are filled with a combination of incompetent billionaires and has-been political hacks.
For chrissakes, Mulvaney who wrote tRUMPcare was a FOUNDER of the Freedom Caucus and he couldn't get them onboard.
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Originally Posted by WIHS2006
Germany has already committed to increasing defense spending as have several other NATO members (France, the Netherlands, etc).
The German Navy is reforming the Seebataillon (marines) after a 100 year absence of amphibious assault capability. Germany did not have marines during WW2, rather all sailors had limited infantry training ... and the poor results were obvious (see Danzig in 1939). The Navy will also get 6 corvettes, 4 frigates, 6 submarines, and 2 "Joint Support Ships" (amphibious assault ships?).
The German Army will be increased to 200,000 troops by 2024. The number of Leopard 2 tanks will be increased to 328.
These are positive steps.
Germany does indeed intend to increase spending to 2% over the longer term.
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Originally Posted by OnOurWayHome
Germany has until 2024 to get up to 2%. They don't owe us anything. He has no idea how any of this works.
The man is a boor, and is making our whole country look bad to the entire world.
Exactly - the 2% target was initiated during the 2014 NATO meeting in Wales, and members were given a decade to meet the target.
Originally Posted by Wales Summit Declaration 2014 - NATO
14. We agree to reverse the trend of declining defence budgets, to make the most effective use of our funds and to further a more balanced sharing of costs and responsibilities. Our overall security and defence depend both on how much we spend and how we spend it. Increased investments should be directed towards meeting our capability priorities, and Allies also need to display the political will to provide required capabilities and deploy forces when they are needed.
A strong defence industry across the Alliance, including a stronger defence industry in Europe and greater defence industrial cooperation within Europe and across the Atlantic, remains essential for delivering the required capabilities. NATO and EU efforts to strengthen defence capabilities are complementary. Taking current commitments into account, we are guided by the following considerations:
Allies currently meeting the NATO guideline to spend a minimum of 2% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defence will aim to continue to do so. Likewise, Allies spending more than 20% of their defence budgets on major equipment, including related Research & Development, will continue to do so.
Allies whose current proportion of GDP spent on defence is below this level will:
halt any decline in defence expenditure;
aim to increase defence expenditure in real terms as GDP grows;
aim to move towards the 2% guideline within a decade with a view to meeting their NATO Capability Targets and filling NATO's capability shortfalls.
Allies who currently spend less than 20% of their annual defence spending on major new equipment, including related Research & Development, will aim, within a decade, to increase their annual investments to 20% or more of total defence expenditures.
All Allies will:
ensure that their land, air and maritime forces meet NATO agreed guidelines for deployability and sustainability and other agreed output metrics;
ensure that their armed forces can operate together effectively, including through the implementation of agreed NATO standards and doctrines.
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He doesn't know how anything works so just does what he wants.
