Fact checking Trump Part A

[Aus22]

Although not a member of NATO, the Australian government has agree to increase its troop commitment to Afghanistan from a request by the USA government. So Trump request is working here.

 

[The Scotsman]

It protects the entire economy there.

Does it, how?

At the moment, only five of them respect the 2 percent contribution:

Did you know that this 2% of GDP which everyone gets so hot over includes salaries, pensions, contributions to UN peacekeeping missions, retirement benefits etc, salaries of civil servants working in defence ministeries, civil servants pensions, stationary, travel etc. etc.... and also included are the intelligence services both civil and military counter-intelligence both civil and military cyber intelligence both civil and military... not much left for guns and bombs in the case of the UK. 2% of GDP yeah right!

 

[PLC1]

It is now.

No, no I mean in this parallel universe, not in Trumpfantasyland.

 

[dogtowner]

Although not a member of NATO, the Australian government has agree to increase its troop commitment to Afghanistan from a request by the USA government. So Trump request is working here.

And like the good folk in australia, euro zone is responding as well.

 

[PLC1]

And like the good folk in australia, euro zone is responding as well.

At least Trump has convinced them that they can't rely on the USA any longer. That's something.