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schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 7 days ago

Trump floats dropping Spain from NATO alliance

www.straitstimes.com

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Trump floats dropping Spain from NATO alliance

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schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 7 days ago
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday the NATO alliance should weigh throwing Spain out of its membership ranks over a dispute about the Western European nation's lagging military spending. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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    The fuck did Spain do?

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      Resist Israel with actual bans of airspace/ports use to assist Israel. Also, Spain is leader in solar transition.

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        Transition? Based

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          energy transition, but if the boat floats… wait until the orcas sink it.

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      They have been pretty vocal about not being able to afford the 5% GDP spending target.

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        5%??? That’s insane isn’t it supposed to be 2?

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          A NATO summit earlier this year increased it. Basically over the next few years, NATO countries will have to spend more on defense. The 5% isn’t all direct military funding though. Some infrastructure that contributes indirectly to defense can be counted toward the 5%.

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          It became 2% after the Russian invasion of Crimea, but it was increased to 3.5% (+1.5% infrastructure) this year, due to threats from both Trump and Putin.

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          5% but 3% can be fulfilled with infrastructure spending like roads and bridges that can support tanks

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      i dunno, they’re kinda mexican over there

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