▲ 786 ▼ US to withdraw from NATO under Republican bill (www.newsweek.com) submitted 1 year ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world 324 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (1 child) US: "NATO members need to up their defense spending!" NATO: "Okay, we'll do it." US: "Actually, We're leaving NATO." 🤡 permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aaron@infosec.pub -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) asdf permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (2 children) It's a common American view that the other countries weren't spending "enough", whereas from the perspective of everyone else on the planet it's America that's spending a hugely disproportionate amount of wealth on killing, and just expecting its allies to do the same. https://www.globalfirepower.com/defense-spending-budget.php permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] aaron@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) asdf permalink fedilink source parent [–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago I'm pretty sure that last decade or so has shown that Europe doesn't spend enough. It's not just Russia's invasion. Military action in Libya was reliant on the US to sustain more than a few days of action. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aaron@infosec.pub -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) asdf permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (2 children) It's a common American view that the other countries weren't spending "enough", whereas from the perspective of everyone else on the planet it's America that's spending a hugely disproportionate amount of wealth on killing, and just expecting its allies to do the same. https://www.globalfirepower.com/defense-spending-budget.php permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] aaron@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) asdf permalink fedilink source parent [–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago I'm pretty sure that last decade or so has shown that Europe doesn't spend enough. It's not just Russia's invasion. Military action in Libya was reliant on the US to sustain more than a few days of action. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (2 children) It's a common American view that the other countries weren't spending "enough", whereas from the perspective of everyone else on the planet it's America that's spending a hugely disproportionate amount of wealth on killing, and just expecting its allies to do the same. https://www.globalfirepower.com/defense-spending-budget.php permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] aaron@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) asdf permalink fedilink source parent [–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago I'm pretty sure that last decade or so has shown that Europe doesn't spend enough. It's not just Russia's invasion. Military action in Libya was reliant on the US to sustain more than a few days of action. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aaron@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) asdf permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago I'm pretty sure that last decade or so has shown that Europe doesn't spend enough. It's not just Russia's invasion. Military action in Libya was reliant on the US to sustain more than a few days of action. permalink fedilink source parent