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[–] 19 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I hate that Trump said that, and I deeply hope he loses in November, but I must say I am glad that one of the outcomes of that idiocy appears to be that Europe is actually, truly starting to take its own strategic and military security seriously.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I agree with the article here that the increased spending has more to do with the Russian invasion. On the other hand Trump's comments on NATO in 2016 were where we saw NATO sentiment explode as people saw supporting NATO as resisting Trump. It really was key to rehabilitating the image of NATO after Libya and Afghanistan.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    It probably is simply because of Russias aggression lately, more incentive to contribute and easier to excuse to the populace why you're increasing the spending. I highly doubt it's because of Trump's comments.

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