“In 2017, we foresee an even greater annual real increase of 4.3 percent,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said during a Wednesday news conference, noting that this year marks the third consecutive year of increased defense spending. EU launches new multibillion-euro defense fund amid Trump pressure, Brexit “So we are really shifting gears, the trend is […]
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Europe & Canada to increase defense spending by $12bn following Trump pressure – NATO chief
June 28th, 2017 Awake Goy
Pentagon sells $12bn in F-15 fighter jets to Qatar, the same country it accuses of funding terrorism
June 15th, 2017 Awake Goy
Remember when Trump called on Qatar to stop funding terrorism, claiming credit for and endorsing the decision of Gulf nations to isolate their small neighbor (where the most important US airbase in the middle east is located), even as US Cabinet officials said their blockade is hurting the campaign against ISIS. […]