If the Western European neighbours were a bit more politically neutral and as compassionate as their eastern neighbour, there wouldn’t be politically induced tension in the region. Every sane person would rather spend 2% of GDP on health, infrastructure, research etc, but when you observe year after year western abuse and provocations, you kind of start divesting into defense budgets. Where was the outcry for the last 8 years of bombings, civil rights abuse, threats etc?