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| Germany commits 100 billion euros to new armed forces fund |
| 2022-03-02 |
President Trump is no doubt feeling vindicated. [AlAhram] German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday that Germany is committing 100 billion euros to a special fund for its armed forces, raising its defense spending above 2 percent of GDP.``It's clear we need to invest significantly more in the security of our country, in order to protect our freedom and our democracy,'' Scholz told a special session of the Bundestag in Berlin Sunday morning. The move is a significant one for Germany, which has come under criticism from the United States and other NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... allies for not investing adequately in its defense budget. Scholz's announcement, which came during a special session of Germany's Bundestag Sunday morning, was the latest in a series of major shifts in German defense and security policy this weekend in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. On Saturday evening, the German government announced it would be sending weapons and other supplies directly to Ukraine, which is fighting to keep Russia from invading its capital city. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #10 Some wit noted that Germany is being encourage to build and gather its army, march through Poland, and attack Russia. Interesting times. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-03-02 14:12 |
| #9 $100 B will be borrowed from the Chinese.. oh wait, they don't want treasurys or dollars any more, oy |
| Posted by: Sliling Stalin2743 2022-03-02 13:43 |
| #8 ..yes, but the Orange Man bad. I think they got nervous when the stand in they put in his place didn't offer 'leadership'. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-03-02 13:29 |
| #7 Didn't Trump ask them to spend more a few years ago when it might have done some good? |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2022-03-02 13:20 |
| #6 They refused to do as promised with Trump but jump to action over Putin. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2022-03-02 13:19 |
| #5 Yes, I see. €23 billion on integrating islamics from different locales in gehenna. |
| Posted by: Cthulhu of Ryleh 2022-03-02 09:39 |
| #4 ..you'd be amazed how many things in Western military budgets turn out not to be related to things of actual military utility. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-03-02 09:33 |
| #3 Ohhh!! Commits does he? Very magnanimous of him. Isn't this called just a military budget? |
| Posted by: Cthulhu of Ryleh 2022-03-02 09:26 |
| #2 He didn't say where the 100B would come from. It can be assumed the intention is it will come from Uncle Sugar. He didn't say what it will be spent on. It can be assumed it will be spent on "green" stuff and "rainbow" stuff. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-03-02 07:29 |
| #1 5 years ago it might have helped - little late now, meinherr. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2022-03-02 07:22 |