Merkel whines but look at the numbers for NATO. Appalling.

[WVPATX]

In the graphic below I’ve added the GDP and extended the math to show how much the United States actually pays in whole dollars in comparison to the top 10 NATO member nations:




The US is providing $670,344,000,000 – That’s 76.11% of the entire NATO spending on military.

When you extend the amounts out you can see the fuller story of how big the disparity is between the entire NATO budget and who is contributing.

Greece, Estonia, the U.K, and Poland are the only nations meeting their promise to spend at least 2% of their GDP on the “collective defense”.

 

[old buzzard]

I loved seeing Trump confront the NATO leaders about slacking on their financial contributions to provide for their own security. Watch the video below starting at the 4:30 mark when he drops the hammer on them.



Then watch the looks on the faces of other NATO leaders listening to truth hitting them in the face. Some of them looked like they just stepped on a dog turd while others could only offer up a **** eating grin as Trump delivered on another campaign promise.

 

[WVPATX]

I loved seeing Trump confront the NATO leaders about slacking on their contributions. Watch the video below starting at the 4:40 mark when he drops the hammer on them.



Then watch the looks on the faces of other NATO leaders listening to truth hitting them in the face. Some of them looked like they just stepped on a dog turd while others could only offer up a **** eating grin as Trump delivered on another campaign promise.

They all talk about European security but when it comes to ponying up the money, most fall well short. It is time they paid their fair share. It is after all, predominantly their security we are talking about.

As for Merkel, if she wants to focus on EU relations and does not want to count on the U.S., maybe it is time for us to begin to wind down those very expensive military bases in Germany.