The US spends more on the military because it chooses to do so. Trump still doesn’t understand defense spending and NATO. He is right in saying other countries could contribute more to NATO but he doesn’t appear to understand the funding.
His comments on World War I and II were tasteless and wrong.
You stupid ass-wipe!
The French and British Armies held off the German advance into France for three years in World War I. The Battle of the Marne was a great victory.
And you forget that in World War II, part of the "European Military" was the Wehrmacht, which was unstoppable.
— Gerald Weaver (@Gerald_Weaver_) December 8, 2018
#Individual1 doesn't understand:
a) The #ParisRiots, blames the #ParisAgreement.
b) NOBODY is chanting "We want Trump" in #Paris or anywhere else other than in the #Kremlin.
c) Clueless re WWI or WWII & their acronyms.
d) Clueless re #NATO; it's there to protect Europe & U.S. pic.twitter.com/VtatNqPeC3— Marisel Morales (@57MCM) December 8, 2018
Germany pays more like 1.5% (that's 50% higher than Trump claims), and only about half (maybe less) of the US defense budget goes to defend Europe, so our share is more like 2%. And nobody "pays" NATO. He still doesn't get this. https://t.co/b3SuTVvoCt
— Fred Kaplan (@fmkaplan) December 9, 2018
1) There was no European military in WW1 or 2 as in both wars Europeans fought Europeans. 2) much of what US spends on defense has nothing to do w Europe. 3) Yes, Germany should spend more on defense, but US spending on NATO a reflection of US self-interest, not aid to Europeans.
— Richard N. Haass (@RichardHaass) December 9, 2018
We Americans are rightfully proud of our efforts in WW1 and WW2. But the cheap boastfulness of this statement should make us wince. Thanks in part to America First we stayed out of WW2 until Pearl Harbor. In 1940-1941 Britain fought virtually alone to defend Western civilization. https://t.co/6fInQm4TBg
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 8, 2018
Sad! 