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[–] SirActionSack@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The US is completely free to reduce their spending to match the rest of NATO but does not.

[–] Bldck@beehaw.org 1 points 3 days ago

We can make an argument about net expenditures.

Is the US carrying too much of the burden? If that is true AND the US wants to reduce its spending, then other nations need to increase theirs to keep the net expenditure close to before.

Let’s hand wave discussions on waste in procurement (a big issue for the US DOD). Same as we’ll hand wave the veteran benefits portion of expenditures.

If we don’t see that commensurate expenditure, then what becomes of the NATO security guarantee?

We can’t be naive enough to expect all adversaries to make similar reductions in their military spending.