the discussion about nato money is all off the mark. the point of america paying out for all this defense is that we own it and therefore we own the other countries in nato. if you need me for your defense that means i own that ass. forcing these countries to pay in just creates more of a sense of independence among them and motivates them to at least think about making their own security guarantees instead of relying on us. the euro countries are begging to remain vassals. i'm not sure if trump processes it this way or if he just thinks we should be getting tribute, but forcing europe to pay up is an effective method of breaking nato up.
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