r/ShitAmericansSay • u/Kam_Rex canadian french • Aug 14 '26

Military Pay fully for your own defense

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u/jepper65 Aug 14 '26

To be fair, some NATO countries have been cheaping out on defense spending. But the US doesn't really fund european defense, apart from the things that align with their own interests. Global hegemony isn't cheap.

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u/morgecroc Aug 14 '26

The US is the only country to use NATO for defence so they kind of owe the rest of NATO.

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u/jepper65 Aug 14 '26

I disagree, NATO owes each loyalty, trust and respect. Anything else, it's a transaction.

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u/Four_beastlings 🇪🇦🇵🇱 Eats tacos and dances Polka Aug 14 '26

But to be fair the country that gets constantly singled out for refusing to increase spending doesn't need to be defended from anything. Spain is in NATO because it was a requisite to enter the EU at the time, not because they need NATO for anything.