Outgoing US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder issued a statement today faulting European nations for responding to their budget crises by cutting military spending, insisting that they are “hollowing out” their militaries and “failing to spend their existing budgets wisely.”
The statement echoes other Obama Administration statements in recent months about NATO member nations cutting military spending at the expense of being able to participate in current and future US wars.
Daalder, who has held the position of NATO envoy since 2009, warned that the US now amounts to 75 percent of all NATO military spending, and that if the trend continues, the US will no longer be able to consider Europe a ‘viable’ partner in offensive wars.
Most EU nations have been forced to make difficult budget decisions, and they have involved cutting military spending. Still, five of the top 10 most expensive militaries on the planet are NATO member nations, and they are only small in comparison to America’s own ridiculously high Pentagon budget, which is 39% of the whole planet’s expenses. Meanwhile the US budget deficit continues to be ignored by officials, who warn that even slight cuts to that spending is unacceptable.
Well well well, they been used from 1900s, that is to say NATO, in Balkan wars, then it was Afghanistan, then it was Iraq, then it was Libya, then it was…., and now is Syria.., isn't that enough use and misuse.., Europe got what they wanted the entire Eastern Europe to themselves, they even managing the Balkan new born country's.., Sweden is in charge of few of them and rest belongs to Germany, French and English.., for USA.., well they got to occupy a tiny country and helping the Balkan mafia to stay in power as the government of Kosovo.., LOL.
Go ahead piss off EVERY NATION ON EARTH. Soon missiles will HIT ZIONIST AMERIKA FROM EVERY DIRECTION…
None of Uncle Sam's business. Just maybe the Euros are getting tired of being involved in the Imperial project.and want to use taxpayers money for their benefit not trying to ease the debts of America. Let the Yanks bankrupt themselves.
yup thats what we do, then we get upset when no one wants to follow us into financial oblivion…..
As the European NATO members have found out, their citizens are deciding that there are higher priorities than supporting US aggression in the Islamic world. Having lived in Europe I understand and appreciate the life they live. It's expensive but doable – only if they aren't spending large sums of money on US wars. Hopefully, one day soon, the American people will come to realize that living a life without foreign adventurism (with the associated costs in treasure and lives) is a preferable arrangement. I don't know how it will happen here as the warmongers and nationalists are strong and constantly stoking the fears they use to undermine the foundations of our nation. It is becoming more and more evident that there must be a civil realization that this cannot continue.
Good reply ! Just one small change : leave out the "Islamic". Just say:…US aggression in the world.
It was the current "flavor of the month"…but you're correct.
How dare you say such a thing
I assure you our aggressiveness is not just against the Islamic world. We are an equal opportunity aggressor.