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2019-11-29 Europe

US to cut spending on NATO budget, Germany to pay more

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Posted by Fred 2019-11-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 The ingratitude is simply unbelievable. They can't even pay their fair share. They get angry and tell us to stop bullying them.

This is why you don't foster a culture of dependency. It turns out like this every time.

Posted by Herb McCoy 2019-11-29 01:11|| 2019-11-29 01:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Diplomats say La Belle France has refused to go along with the new arrangement...

There was a long period where France wasn't even in NATO. They seem to be covered on all sides, so they can do what they want.

Posted by Fairbanks 2019-11-29 02:30|| 2019-11-29 02:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Europe has been sucking off the American teat since before our revolution. They are quite addicted even tho they hate us.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-11-29 04:12|| 2019-11-29 04:12|| Front Page Top

#4 the 29 alliance members spent a total of nearly a trillion dollars on defense in 2018

the other 28 alliance members spent a total of nearly $300 billion dollars on defense in 2018

Posted by Unaitle Panda6599 2019-11-29 09:27|| 2019-11-29 09:27|| Front Page Top

#5 If France won't honor the terms of the new agreement, kick them out. You can start slowly by cutting them from communications updates until their check arrives...if it doesn't appear quickly enough, adopt sterner measures until they're literally out of the alliance.

Posted by Crusader 2019-11-29 10:17|| 2019-11-29 10:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Can we call NATO dead now? Please?

Posted by DarthVader 2019-11-29 11:21|| 2019-11-29 11:21|| Front Page Top

#7 This is supposed to be implemented by 2030, right? We'll see what the demographics have to say about that when the time comes.

Posted by gorb 2019-11-29 14:17|| 2019-11-29 14:17|| Front Page Top

#8 are quite addicted ~~even tho~~ because they hate us.

FIFY

Posted by AlanC 2019-11-29 14:53|| 2019-11-29 14:53|| Front Page Top

#9 about time

Posted by chris 2019-11-29 17:52|| 2019-11-29 17:52|| Front Page Top

#10 NATO brings us nothing that we cannot get from our bilateral relationships w UK Poland Italy Romania Nederlands and Denmark. Shut it down. Redeploy.

Posted by Lex 2019-11-29 19:04|| 2019-11-29 19:04|| Front Page Top

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