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It was NATO summit day 2, and Trump congratulates himself on victory...despite no visible policy change.

https://www.rt.com/news/432894-nato-summit-day-2/

The US President, who arrived in Brussels in arms against Germany and Russia and pressured European leaders to spend more on defence, seemed confident by the end of the summit that he scored a major victory. 

Trump tweeted:

 Great success today at NATO! Billions of additional dollars paid by members since my election. Great spirit! 

While there were a lot of criticisms against Trump, especially from the European Allies, it seems like they could not out-negotiate Trump as he commented:

 Everyone’s agreed to substantially up their commitment. They’re going to up it at levels that they’ve never thought of before 

France's Macron also commented:

 Everyone agreed to raise spending as they agreed in 2014, and everyone agreed to respect the commitments they made. We reaffirmed a credible budget strategy that meets our needs 

Seems like Trump was successful in pushing for more spending in the region, but why? Is there a need for increased military spending? Is there a threat that these politicians are not telling us? Or is it just for fairness, and just for protection?  

What do you guys think?

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     6 years ago 

    I definitely don't think there's some unforeseen threat coming against these nations per se. The United States has been footing the bill for far too long. The rest of these nations should pay their fair share. If the united states or any other nation is going to far out fund the others, then they should have more swing than the others.

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     6 years ago 

    I agree. Either United states of America stop spending, or the other NATO members pay what they are supposed to pay!! @z-realworldnews I hope the other states stop taking advantage of America, and act more responsibly!

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     6 years ago 

    I think it is a dog and pony show designed to distract people from their criminal activity.

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