07-11-2018, 03:36 PM
(07-11-2018, 12:56 PM)fredtoast Wrote: We have more troops stationed in Japan (almost 40,000) than any other country, and Japan only spends 1% of their GDP on defense.
So why isn't anyone crying for them to spend more?
I doubt that the US spends 2% of GDP on defense in NATO countries
I'm just spit-balling here, but it could be that Japan is not part of NATO; therefore, they are not subject to the 2% pledge
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