Several European nations formed an alliance fighting as a joint force against the Germans - the operated under a unified command structure, hence THE European , AKA the Allied Powers.https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1071387078901030913
Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump
The idea of a European Military didn’t work out
too well in W.W. I or 2. But the U.S. was there
for you, and always will be. All we ask is that
you pay your fair share of NATO. Germany is
paying 1% while the U.S. pays 4.3% of a much
larger GDP - to protect Europe. Fairness!
4:52 AM - 8 Dec 2018
So I'm trying to understand. Having a European military did not work out for WW1 or 2, yet Trump wants the Europeans to spend more on military now? What's the difference? There was no European military.
Why is Donnie so friggin' dumb?
Huh? The US was a part of the Allied Forces. Russia was on the Allied side in WW II. Last time I checked Japan isn't part of Europe. Eisenhower was Supreme Allied Commander in WW II, BTW.Russia, Japan, and the US was part of the European army?
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1071387078901030913
Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump
The idea of a European Military didn’t work out
too well in W.W. I or 2. But the U.S. was there
for you, and always will be. All we ask is that
you pay your fair share of NATO. Germany is
paying 1% while the U.S. pays 4.3% of a much
larger GDP - to protect Europe. Fairness!
4:52 AM - 8 Dec 2018
So I'm trying to understand. Having a European military did not work out for WW1 or 2, yet Trump wants the Europeans to spend more on military now? What's the difference? There was no European military.
Why is Donnie so friggin' dumb?
Huh? The US was a part of the Allied Forces. Russia was on the Allied side in WW II. Last time I checked Japan isn't part of Europe. Eisenhower was Supreme Allied Commander in WW II, BTW.
The difference is, the Europeans want NATO...but they want to suck the money necessary to run NATO from the US. Trump it calling them out.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1071387078901030913
Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump
The idea of a European Military didn’t work out
too well in W.W. I or 2. But the U.S. was there
for you, and always will be. All we ask is that
you pay your fair share of NATO. Germany is
paying 1% while the U.S. pays 4.3% of a much
larger GDP - to protect Europe. Fairness!
4:52 AM - 8 Dec 2018
So I'm trying to understand. Having a European military did not work out for WW1 or 2, yet Trump wants the Europeans to spend more on military now? What's the difference? There was no European military.
Why is Donnie so friggin' dumb?
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1071387078901030913
Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump
The idea of a European Military didn’t work out
too well in W.W. I or 2. But the U.S. was there
for you, and always will be. All we ask is that
you pay your fair share of NATO. Germany is
paying 1% while the U.S. pays 4.3% of a much
larger GDP - to protect Europe. Fairness!
4:52 AM - 8 Dec 2018
So I'm trying to understand. Having a European military did not work out for WW1 or 2, yet Trump wants the Europeans to spend more on military now? What's the difference? There was no European military.
Why is Donnie so friggin' dumb?
Trump is providing the biggest incentives ever for European nations to increase their military spending. To protect themselves against the U.S.
Trumps unique "short-hand" is usually understandable, given a good-faith reading. It's clear he means that collective security treaties between allied European powers failed to stem aggression, in part because they didn't prepare and didn't from the outset have the US to save SOME of their bacon. The US is more than willing to save their asses again, but they ought to pull their weight as well.
Needless to say, the enemy of Europe is no longer Germany - it is the embers of the Soviet Union, Russia. It is also clear that western Europe has neglected its own defense and only some countries are pulling their share - e.g. Poland is on the front-line, so to speak and buffering Germany, who is freeloading.
You can ridicule Trump for his form, but not his meaning.
This is actually a pretty good Trumpsplanation. TY.
How so? Funding for NATO is figured by a formula based on the national income of it's members.
This is actually a pretty good Trumpsplanation. TY.
Yes. And Trump is telling them to pay more.
Eh, no.
Do you understand NATO, and what the 2% goal is?
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1071387078901030913
Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump
The idea of a European Military didn’t work out
too well in W.W. I or 2. But the U.S. was there
for you, and always will be. All we ask is that
you pay your fair share of NATO. Germany is
paying 1% while the U.S. pays 4.3% of a much
larger GDP - to protect Europe. Fairness!
4:52 AM - 8 Dec 2018
So I'm trying to understand. Having a European military did not work out for WW1 or 2, yet Trump wants the Europeans to spend more on military now? What's the difference? There was no European military.
Why is Donnie so friggin' dumb?
Yes, I understand exactly what the 2% goal is. I also understand how NATO is funded.
Again...Trump is telling them to pay more.
Pay more how?
Trump said how: "All we ask is that you pay your fair share of NATO."
OK, now we're getting somewhere.
Does that 2% figure into the "fair share of NATO"? Who gets the 2%? Or is the 2% something else?
The difference is, the Europeans want NATO...but they want to suck the money necessary to run NATO from the US. Trump it calling them out.
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