What good is NATO if Germany is paying Russia billions of dollars for gas and energy? Why are there only 5 out of 29 countries that have met their commitment? The U.S. is paying for Europe’s protection, then loses billions on Trade. Must pay 2% of GDP IMMEDIATELY, not by 2025.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 11, 2018
“The last time Germany spent that much to get Russian oil, it cost them 3.5 million troops.”
Bazinga!!!
Maybe its time we send them an actual bill for security.
Note that the German government (and others) is lying through its teeth. It repeatedly promises to go to 2%, then reneges. A week or two ago, Merkel said (in the German parliament, I think) that they were intending to go to 1.5% by 2024.
As various people have pointed out, they sure don’t act like they believe in the mission of NATO. That mission is to keep the Russians out. Never mind the pipeline, lobbied by Merkel’s predecessor who’s been purchased by the Russians. Just consider the threat: it would be logical that if you’re closer to the threat, you’d be more concerned. So why are we, who are least at risk, spending the most, while “front line” countries don’t really care? If they don’t care, it seems only logical that we shouldn’t, either.