▲ 247 ▼ Trump shares the message he receives from NATO leader Mark Rutte (lemmy.ml) submitted 1 year ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 133 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago (1 child) Well ... it's good to see there aren't just idiots in the US permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) Trump is getting played because of his fragile ego. Him sharing a message of a person stroking his ego is evidence of it working. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IttihadChe@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) How is he getting played by the imperialist faction agreeing to up their imperialism budget (specifically what he demanded) and praising him? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Mark Rutte used to be the Dutch PM and his part in NATO is to advance the collective security of Europe, now by keeping the US on board. It's a something for nothing. The 5% is not binding, it's just words on a paper, not even the US spends 5%. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jikiya@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Furthermore, in the negotiations, they have allowed a lot of infrastructure projects to be counted towards this percentage calculations. So, there may not be much in the way of new actual military spending, just improving the roads/rails of the agreeing countries. That seems a lot easier to sell to the folks that are further from Russia. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Spain even got an opt-out lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) Trump is getting played because of his fragile ego. Him sharing a message of a person stroking his ego is evidence of it working. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IttihadChe@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) How is he getting played by the imperialist faction agreeing to up their imperialism budget (specifically what he demanded) and praising him? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Mark Rutte used to be the Dutch PM and his part in NATO is to advance the collective security of Europe, now by keeping the US on board. It's a something for nothing. The 5% is not binding, it's just words on a paper, not even the US spends 5%. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jikiya@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Furthermore, in the negotiations, they have allowed a lot of infrastructure projects to be counted towards this percentage calculations. So, there may not be much in the way of new actual military spending, just improving the roads/rails of the agreeing countries. That seems a lot easier to sell to the folks that are further from Russia. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Spain even got an opt-out lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IttihadChe@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) How is he getting played by the imperialist faction agreeing to up their imperialism budget (specifically what he demanded) and praising him? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Mark Rutte used to be the Dutch PM and his part in NATO is to advance the collective security of Europe, now by keeping the US on board. It's a something for nothing. The 5% is not binding, it's just words on a paper, not even the US spends 5%. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jikiya@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Furthermore, in the negotiations, they have allowed a lot of infrastructure projects to be counted towards this percentage calculations. So, there may not be much in the way of new actual military spending, just improving the roads/rails of the agreeing countries. That seems a lot easier to sell to the folks that are further from Russia. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Spain even got an opt-out lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Mark Rutte used to be the Dutch PM and his part in NATO is to advance the collective security of Europe, now by keeping the US on board. It's a something for nothing. The 5% is not binding, it's just words on a paper, not even the US spends 5%. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jikiya@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Furthermore, in the negotiations, they have allowed a lot of infrastructure projects to be counted towards this percentage calculations. So, there may not be much in the way of new actual military spending, just improving the roads/rails of the agreeing countries. That seems a lot easier to sell to the folks that are further from Russia. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Spain even got an opt-out lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jikiya@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Furthermore, in the negotiations, they have allowed a lot of infrastructure projects to be counted towards this percentage calculations. So, there may not be much in the way of new actual military spending, just improving the roads/rails of the agreeing countries. That seems a lot easier to sell to the folks that are further from Russia. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Spain even got an opt-out lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Spain even got an opt-out lol permalink fedilink source parent