Mike Lester for May 27, 2017

The Rump is complaining that most NATO countries are not paying their fair share. How much taxes has the Rump paid?

http://www.businessinsider.com/nato-share-breakdown-country-2017-2

Time to ante up NATO countries. As if they didn’t have enough problems already.

It’s about time these Countries were called on the carpet. They enjoy the benefits but don’t pay the dues. So glad we finally have a leader rather than the slime we had prior. Why to go President Trump. Keep up the good work.

Funny how the other countries don’t share the load but are more than happy to ask for financial aid for their other insolvent policies

Yeah, we should just pull the heck OUT of NATO.

I mean, it’s not like we have ever gotten any benefits from it, and we can’t afford to spend all that money, since it’s brought us to the brink of bankruptcy.

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And most important, Putin doesn’t like it.

MRGA!

^ So true! Our Special Forces are operating in over 90 countries. This is want all Americans want, isn’t it?

The US is paying a higher percentage of its GDP for “defense” than other North Atlantic countries, but what is the percentage each is paying to support NATO itself?

Plate tectonics notwithstanding, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Afghanistan, etc. won’t be anywhere near the North Atlantic any time in the foreseeable future, so why should we expect our expenditures in those countries to be matched by Northern European contributions to NATO?

I like all the right wing comments complaining about NATO dues. Did you see Trump’s weak handshake with Macron? Trump is such an embarrassment.