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RoseTrellis

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Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 06:11 AM

3 hrs ago

It’s time for Europe as a whole to expend more of their resources for their own defense.
Why are they still relying on the US ~75 years after WW2?
US military spending is trending down to about 3.5% of GDP, if Europe steps up we can spend less and invest more domestically.

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