Comments by "peabase" (@peabase) on "US wants to see increased European defense spending | DW News" video.

  1.  @NorCalMoDo  Yup. In the Red Sea, the Houthis are jeopardising an essential sea lane. It serves the two biggest ports in Europe, Rotterdam and Antwerp, among others.
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  2.  @guyfawkesuThe1  Maybe you should try to be more specific as to who pays his dues in NATO and who doesn't. I can honestly say we've never-ever reneged on our 2% commitment, but we know the Russians for what they are.
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  3.  @dammitdan106  You should ask yourself how NATO can "field an equipped, trained and supplied combined arms force" as we speak. Did you think there's a standing NATO army consisting of troops who solely identify as NATO soldiers and who only speak Murican? Having an EU army basically means not sending an invite to the US when troops are gathered.
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  4. Not true. We just put in an order for 64 F-35s. Do your homework, defence procurement is all out in the open.
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  5.  @Worldaffairslover  Right-o, and "The Philippines, Japan, and South Korea" don't have an Atlantic shoreline. NATO is not NPTO, after all.
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