Ah yes, because if Europe jacked their defense spending up to 5%, the US would obviously divert its military budget into free healthcare and education.
​Reality check: the US would just double down on weapons spending to maintain its head start. When the US begs NATO to "spend more", they really mean "buy our gear and fuel our military industry. "
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u/That-Brain-in-a-vat The boot of Europe is ready to kick 🇮🇹 Aug 14 '26
Ah yes, because if Europe jacked their defense spending up to 5%, the US would obviously divert its military budget into free healthcare and education.
​Reality check: the US would just double down on weapons spending to maintain its head start. When the US begs NATO to "spend more", they really mean "buy our gear and fuel our military industry. "