Amongst Donald Trumps pre-election complaints, was one about the burden that NATO places on the US economy.
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| NATO Spending 2013 |
Basically his argument is that with so few NATO members bothering to
live up to their membership spending commitment of spending 2% of GDP,
then the US is having to make up the shortfall with increased spending
in areas that are not strategically where the money should go e.g.
Battle tanks and bases for Europe, when whey want mobile reaction forces
for short interventions in the Middle East or South China seas.
