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@TheOther..........O.k., all educated........now your turn Beans for Brains.
The agreement was that Nato members should reach the 2% in 2024 not 2017.
No it was not, read this carefully.
They all agreed to 2% back in 2006.
The United States last year spent 3.6% of its GDP on defense, the highest ratio of any NATO member (and the highest total military budget in the world by a hefty margin).
That is almost double the target of 2% of GDP that NATO members all agreed to in 2006.At the time six members reached the threshold and last year five did.
Such gripes are hardly new.
Since the 1970s American presidents have complained about military "free-riding" by the country′s European allies.
At a summit in 2014, NATO "reiterated" its commitment to the 2% target."Members that fell short" at the time "promised to meet their obligations by 2024."
Hope that clears it up for you two bone heads.
I find it incredibly arrogant of the USA to accuse other NATO allies of freeloading.
And I find it totally arrogant that the American tax payers should be expected to pay for our allies protection.
Dont their sacrifice count for anything?
ABSOLUTELY they do !
Germany who fell short of their 2% commitment to NATO sacrificed 57 who died in Afghanistan.
Poland who met their 2% commitment to NATO sacrificed 44 who died in Afghanistan.
U.K. who met their 2% commitment to NATO sacrificed 453 who died in Afghanistan.
U.S.A. who met their commitment by almost double the 2% (3.6%) sacrificed 2271 who died in Afghanistan.