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No, the chart DID show defence spending as a portion of GDP. He was entirely right.

Guessing you didn't read your article. Glad you've now stopped replying/digging.
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It is defence spending as a proportion GDP, but that has nothing to do with NATO declared assets. NATO declared assets are exactly that. They are assets which countries declare to NATO to be used as NATO assets, and are funded from their own defence budget.

Also, defence spending v GDP is misleading, as some countries get better value for money than others when it comes to defence. Some countries are also able to achieve more with less, so it really isn't quite as simple as spend more on NATO.
 
Trevor Morley's Tache said:
It is defence spending as a proportion GDP, but that has nothing to do with NATO declared assets. NATO declared assets are exactly that. They are assets which countries declare to NATO to be used as NATO assets, and are funded from their own defence budget.

Also, defence spending v GDP is misleading, as some countries get better value for money than others when it comes to defence. Some countries are also able to achieve more with less, so it really isn't quite as simple as spend more on NATO.
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Yes I am fully aware. Nimrod seemed to think that each country paid or was meant to pay 2% to a NATO pot. He doesn't understand it's total defence spend as a % of GDP.
 
Here's the real table of NATO funding from the NATO website. In reality, ourselves, the French and Germans pay a disproportionately large amount compared to the Americans. The US GDP is 7 times larger than ours yet their contribution to the running of NATO is only 2.2 times ours. Trump has a legitimate point about underfunding of defence in general but it would only affect them if Article 5 was invoked and all countries had to contribute to to an operation to repel an attack on one of NATO's members. So far Article 5 has only ever been invoked once and that was to support the US after the 9/11 attacks. For other NATO ops, the contributions are agreed on a case by case basis and are not related to overall defence funding or GDP.
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This sums up Trump supporters attitudes perfectly in relation to hypocrisy.

Fox Sake News as we know is his propaganda machine and the morons who watch it are so thick, they won’t even bother.

 
Magicpole said:
This sums up Trump supporters attitudes perfectly in relation to hypocrisy.

Fox Sake News as we know is his propaganda machine and the morons who watch it are so thick, they won’t even bother.

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Correct.
Its funny how that clip starts with Gretchen Carlson, she got $20 million after suing Fox news. And bringing down that fat fuck Roger Ailes for doing exactly what Trump said he does on that hollywood tape.
 
Magicpole said:
This sums up Trump supporters attitudes perfectly in relation to hypocrisy.

Fox Sake News as we know is his propaganda machine and the morons who watch it are so thick, they won’t even bother.

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Just like Trump and the NK letter the other day - they forget what they said 8 mins previously and contradict themselves with ease
 
bluethrunthru said:
Just like Trump and the NK letter the other day - they forget what they said 8 mins previously and contradict themselves with ease
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He knows whatever he does will make no impression on his base and Fox.

He acts with impunity and has turned bare arsed Lying into acceptable political discourse.
 
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