Subject: NATO Only five of NATO's 28 member countries last year met the alliance goal of spending at least 2 percent of their economy on defense.
United States, 3.61 percent.
Greece, 2.38 percent.
Britain, 2.21 percent.
Estonia, 2.16 percent.
Poland, 2 percent.
France, 1.78 percent.
Turkey, 1.56 percent.
Norway, 1.54 percent.
Lithuania, 1.49 percent.
Romania, 1.48 percent.
Latvia, 1.45 percent.
Portugal, 1.38 percent.
Bulgaria, 1.35 percent.
Croatia, 1.23 percent.
Albania, 1.21 percent.
Germany, 1.19 percent.
Denmark, 1.17 percent.
Netherlands, 1.17 percent.
Slovakia, 1.16 percent.
Italy, 1.11 percent.
Czech Republic, 1.04 percent.
Hungary, 1.01 percent.
Canada, 0.99 percent.
Slovenia, 0.94 percent.
Spain, 0.91 percent.
Belgium, 0.85 percent.
Luxembourg, 0.44 percent.
And since we have the highest GDP our 3.61% makes up about 25% of the total NATO budget. I suppose it is in the US interest to defend Europe (against Russia and Iran ) but it sure seems like we are the chitty end of the NATO stick. I not really sure what benefit the US gets or has ever gotten out of NATO. As a taxpayer I am so glad we finally have a president with the nads to stand up for America's interests.
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