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Re:Angela Merkel: Europe must take ‘our fate’ into own hands by alacombe on Sunday May 28, 2017 @06:38PM (#14436404)
Do you mean overspending as the US currently do, to compensate for European countries are not paying their fair share, while getting most of the outcome ?

Because this is the bottom of it. European countries want the protection, while not paying their share, and making fun on Uncle Sam spending so much on their military, and not enough on their social program.

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Re:Angela Merkel: Europe must take ‘our fate’ into own hands by jpfr on Sunday May 28, 2017 @08:04PM (#14436667)
The US spends more on military than the next 8 countries combined. A quarter of that would be enough for NATO, which is for defense only, now that the Cold War is over.

Europeans don't want the US playing global super power. They don't need it. And they ain't paying for it.

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Re:Angela Merkel: Europe must take ‘our fate’ into own hands by alacombe on Sunday May 28, 2017 @09:11PM (#14436870)
So, we do agree that NATO is a thing of the past and that the US, as well, can lower their payment to the organisation ?

[the answer to this question is of course "no", European countries still want the US to be paying for their "protection".]

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