4yb9y Wrote:
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> NATO doesn't control defense spending. Its member
> states control it. A promise from the Secretary
> General of NATO is therefore meaningless.
He's reporting spending by NATO allies tardly. The article is just not worded specifically enough for dumbshits intent on trying to find something wrong with Trump winning. Again.
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NATO allies boost defense spending in the wake of Trump criticism
By Michael Birnbaum and Thomas Gibbons-Neff June 28
BRUSSELS — NATO allies of the United States plan to boost their defense spending by 4.3 percent this year, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday, a response in part to intense pressure from President Trump that the nations invest more in their militaries.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nato-allies-boost-defense-spending-in-the-wake-of-trump-criticism/2017/06/28/153584de-5a8c-11e7-aa69-3964a7d55207_story.html