The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance formed by 28 countries in 1949 after the Second World War. To join NATO each member country pledged to spend at least 2% of their GDP on military spending and defense and defend each other against threats from any non-member country. In a July 2016 interview with the New York Times Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested that the United States would not defend NATO member countries who had failed to increase their military budgets to above 2% of Gross Domestic Product. The suggestion defie…
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@3HNRB333yrs3Y
I do now know enough to be able to answer yes or no on this issue
@7JKYCX64yrs4Y
Yes, and we should adjust our military defense budget to be lower relative to our GDP, too
@85QWNPG4yrs4Y
Yes, but raise the minimum amount and require all member states to meet a defense spending of at least 5% of GDP, or swiftly be dropped from NATO. We are not going to be the sole defender, and allow these countries to build up socialist ‘paradises’ off our protection, we are a large enough country as is, if they want to be state then they know how to apply.
@85QWNPG3yrs3Y
Yes, but raise the minimum amount and require all member states to meet a defense spending of at least 5% of GDP, or swiftly be limited on support amount from NATO. We are not going to be the sole defender, and allow these countries to build up socialist excellence off our protection, we are a large enough country as is, if they want to be state then they know how to apply or federalize.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, when the country's stability is essential to our own national security, but the 2% minimum spending of a member country's GDP on military defense should be reinforced as non-negotiable to remain part of NATO
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, but the minimum 2% spending of GDP on military defense should be reinforced as non-negotiable and required for countries to remain members in NATO
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, when the country's stability is essential to our own national security, but the 2% minimum spending of a member country's GDP on military defense should be reinforced as non-negotiable to remain part of NATO.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, when the country's stability is essential to our own national security, but 2% minimum spending of a member country's GDP on military defense should be reinforced as non-negotiable to remain part of NATO.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, when the country's stability is essential to our own national security, but 2% minimum spending of a member country's GDP on military defense should be reinforced as non-negotiable to remain part of NATO
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, when the country's stability is essential to our own national security, but the 2% minimum spending of GDP on military defense should be reinforced as non-negotiable for a NATO country to remain a member.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, when a member country's stability is essential for maintaining our own national security.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, it should be reinforced that each NATO country needs to spend at least 2% of their GDP on military defense as originally agreed upon
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, but it should be reinforced that each NATO country needs to spend at least 2% of their GDP on military defense as originally agreed upon to remain a member
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, but it should be reinforced that each NATO country needs to spend at least 2% of their GDP on military defense as originally agreed upon in order to remain a member
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