In terms of % GDP, USA is quite far down the list.

KingOfCoders · 2024-02-16T13:47:37 1708091257

And in % of military budget, it's near the end of the list.

pb7 · 2024-02-16T14:53:02 1708095182

It’s not the US’s fault Europe spends so little on defense. You reap what you sow. If you get rolled, that’s on you and your poor planning hoping Daddy USA is going to play world police.

We remember the decades of mocking for our choice of investing in defense. Enjoy your “free” healthcare while it lasts.

KingOfCoders · 2024-02-16T15:48:24 1708098504

"It’s not the US’s fault Europe spends so little on defense."

Exactly!

This crisis will probably bring nukes to Poland and hopefully Germany (Macron offered nukes several times, to safe costs, the German public sadly is anti-nuke) to make the EU independent of US protection. We then can close Ramstein, Landstuhl and Weilerbach and close air corridors for US military machines to no longer support US wars in the Middle East. European countries will stop buying US weapons and create jobs in Europe instead of US voting districts.

cglace · 2024-02-16T14:24:29 1708093469

Well, of course, do you think the US is going to donate its aircraft carriers, F-35s, F-22s, B-2s, and nuke subs to Ukraine? The US isn't spending trillions on artillery rounds.