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Originally Posted by Jimbuna
I take it your not a fan then? 
He's on his way to Europe now and if he can get any one the mainland to stump up their commitment to military spending then he'll be fine by me. |
Getting European pols to say they'll increase spending isn't the same as actually holding them to it - especially when many of them have never spent a sizeable amount on their own defense and instead spend unsustainable amounts on an increasing population of economic refugees.
I'm all for every government taking care of their own citizens' needs before a single penny is sent to any other country. I'm also a proponent of every country having open borders when it comes to emigrants while retaining sovereign control of borders when dealing with immigrants. The lack of border security that results in African and Middle Eastern refugees bypassing "less desirable" European Union states for ones with higher benefits significantly impacts their ability to spend GDP on there own defense needs when illegal aliens or economic refugees swarm in unobstructed and instantly demand aid. This is the same concern as when illegal aliens enter the US or Australia or Canada and apply for benefits, it just has a bigger impact on the smaller European economies.