France would approve 30% if it was up to them, they are one of the biggest military producers of Europe if not the world.
Trump was stupid and when he thought that increasing the military budget would mean that all that money would go to buying US weapons. Even Orbán who was glazing Trump as much as he could bought German and Swedish arms instead of US.
Trump had been had at that discussion as well as the big trade deal by Europe.
Up to the French government, and everyone who works in the French weapons industry.
France is the world’s second biggest arms exporter behind the US, and the EU just agreed to buy a shitton of weapons.
On top of that, the 5% (actually 3.5%) was literally approved with a hanger-on saying that at least 80% has to be EU-domestic. Which practically means largely French.
The rest is mixed US and other, but for example South Korean imports are also going strong.
Agree and agree. At least the man is uncomplicated; its right on the face of the US and will never bend down. Neither will I.
France approved the 5% GDP expenditure requested by Trump to all NATO countries, he’s only pretending not to bend down because of public opinion
France would approve 30% if it was up to them, they are one of the biggest military producers of Europe if not the world.
Trump was stupid and when he thought that increasing the military budget would mean that all that money would go to buying US weapons. Even Orbán who was glazing Trump as much as he could bought German and Swedish arms instead of US.
Trump had been had at that discussion as well as the big trade deal by Europe.
Up to whom? Has the majority of the population been consulted on military escalation and draining of state budget in welfare in favour of weapons?
Also, you really don’t think the EU will spend a significant amount of that budget buying weapons from the US military industrial complex?
Up to the French government, and everyone who works in the French weapons industry.
France is the world’s second biggest arms exporter behind the US, and the EU just agreed to buy a shitton of weapons.
On top of that, the 5% (actually 3.5%) was literally approved with a hanger-on saying that at least 80% has to be EU-domestic. Which practically means largely French.
The rest is mixed US and other, but for example South Korean imports are also going strong.