Germany refuses to pay fair share to NATO

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(08-18-2023, 11:30 AM)GMDino Wrote: This all sounds so familiar.




Although I am FOR reducing our military budget in some way I don't see how allowing Russia to invade and keep land is a good thing, or how leaving our allies in Europe is a good thing.

I was more into pulling troops from Germany when it was a libertarian talking point.  Now that pulling that and pulling funding from Ukraine is being floated by people who clearly show preference for Putin and leaders of his ilk, I'm less inclined to hold my prior positions.  It's hard to see it as a fiscal move and more of a move to support authoritarianism from the people who want to bring as much of that ruling style to our own country.

It's like being out in public and seeing someone hit their kid and saying "Geez, I don't want to get involved' versus seeing it and saying "I don't want to get involved, because kids need to be beaten."  Sorry for another side story.