Thread: Mike Spence Speaking to European Leaders
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Old 02-23-2017, 01:26 AM  
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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam View Post
You miss my point -- Europe should pay most of NATO's costs currently the USA is paying over 1/5th!

The United States pays just over 22 percent of the cost of NATO's spending. Trump is confusing the numbers. President Barack Obama has also urged other NATO member-states to up their defense spending. Sep 26, 2016

Nukes are cheaper ...
How much of US military spending is paid by the EU: -0-
Bottom line I am paying taxes for your (NATO) defense.
While others argue on whether European countries will or will not. At least we now have Trump talking about it.

Some Asian countries also need to donate a lot more to their defences.
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