The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance formed by 28 countries in 1949 after the Second World War. To join NATO each member country pledged to spend at least 2% of their GDP on military spending and defense and defend each other against threats from any non-member country. In a July 2016 interview with the New York Times Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested that the United States would not defend NATO member countries who had failed to increase their military budgets to above 2% of Gross Domestic Product. The suggestion defie…
Read more@8PNDVD72yrs2Y
No, it is unfair to our taxpayers
Deleted2yrs2Y
No, withdraw from NATO or lead efforts to disband the alliance
@92JXK3J2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if it threatens the free world as a whole.
@93M48MD2yrs2Y
Yes, but they should be pressured to meet the 2% of GDP requirement.
@Ovrwatch222yrs2Y
Yes, but only on conditions to ensure our authority on defense matters directly correlates to our defense presence for that country.
@93F4MVT2yrs2Y
Yes, but push the nations not spending their agreed upon 2% to do so.
@93CS3TH2yrs2Y
We should only remain part of NATO if everyone contributes what they are supposed to but we should keep to our agreement if we remain.
@92YHQCV2yrs2Y
Yes, because refusing to defend other NATO countries sets a dangerous precedent for the balance of global power, just as long as it doesn't start World War III, which would then evolve into a Nuclear War, which will end in Nuclear Armageddon aka a Nuclear Holocaust, resulting in the end of the world
@9334YP32yrs2Y
No, the US should not only leave NATO, but declare anyone employed by the NATO outlaws and issue warrants for their arrest and bounties for their capture, dead or alive. In addition, the US should sanction all member countries.
@932V85R2yrs2Y
Yes, but only send weapons.
@92XHX9V2yrs2Y
depends on the situation in the aspect of why we are defending the other country
@92T58MH2yrs2Y
yes but help in necessary circumstances
@3HNRB332yrs2Y
I do now know enough to be able to answer yes or no on this issue
@CALibertarianLA2yrs2Y
Yes, but heavily request they raise their spending to at least 2%
@6LV5ZML2yrs2Y
NATO countries that spend less than the membership requirement of 2% of their GDP should be removed from NATO because they are not fulfilling the obligations of membership.
@929RKFN2yrs2Y
Yes, it's an alliance for a reason
@8ZGYHH22yrs2Y
if ther aprt of nato where fighting
@85QWNPG2yrs2Y
Yes, but raise the minimum amount and require all member states to meet a defense spending of at least 5% of GDP, or swiftly be limited on support amount from NATO. We are not going to be the sole defender, and allow these countries to build up socialist excellence off our protection, we are a large enough country as is, if they want to be state then they know how to apply or federalize.
@8ZC9LDJ2yrs2Y
Yes, but NATO should enforce military spending quotas.
@michaelconnely2yrs2Y
We defend them, but charge tariffs and monetary fees if they do not contribute enough to their own defense.
@8YTC7DV2yrs2Y
Only after other countries have become involved, and they really need help
@8Y2PZNR2yrs2Y
Yes and remove military ground force assets from countries that spend a fair bit on their military
@8XXV3WY2yrs2Y
Yes, But as long as the nation keeps their military well equipped and up to date
@8XQ89Y52yrs2Y
I think each situation is different, and we should decide wether to get involved or not based on how many American lives getting involved could cost.
@8XSXMM62yrs2Y
We should protect them, but not be the main source of their defense budgets unless they are committed to and showing improvements in their ability to protect themselves.
@8XLR4JX3yrs3Y
Yes, but pressure should be put on UN members to do their part
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, but it should be reinforced that each NATO country needs to spend at least 2% of their GDP on military defense as originally agreed upon in order to remain a member
@8VL9DP43yrs3Y
Yes, unless the other NATO countries are fighting for something unconstitutional and wrong.
@8WQT4F63yrs3Y
Yes, only if they truely need the help.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, but it should be reinforced that each NATO country needs to spend at least 2% of their GDP on military defense as originally agreed upon to remain a member
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, it should be reinforced that each NATO country needs to spend at least 2% of their GDP on military defense as originally agreed upon
@8TWB9FX3yrs3Y
Yes, but they need to make the countries spend at least 2%, like they agreed on. Plus, refusing to defend other NATO countries sets a dangerous precedent for the balance of global power
@8TVYZQL3yrs3Y
No, we should only defend a country if it coincides with our own countries best interests.
@86N5Z353yrs3Y
Yes, but try to encourage other countries to spend a higher percentage
@8RBQDDP3yrs3Y
Yes, but we should encourage all NATO Countries to spend up to 2% or more of their GDP on military defense
@8SGD6VY3yrs3Y
Yes, but apply pressure to those nations to increase their military budgets
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, when a member country's stability is essential for maintaining our own national security.
@8PT72JH3yrs3Y
Yes, but push or convince those countries to start spending more on their military defense budgets
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, when the country's stability is essential to our own national security, but the 2% minimum spending of GDP on military defense should be reinforced as non-negotiable for a NATO country to remain a member.
@8CN7P7L3yrs3Y
Yes, but pressure NATO members to increase it so it can be fair to our tax payers. They should lift it to the required spending limit. If they do not comply reduce U.S troops in the country and decrease the supply we send to them.
@IINXMP3yrs3Y
No, and we shouldn't intervene in foreign conflicts unless it is done to protect human rights and democracy.
@8RPPVM63yrs3Y
I don't a stance on this issue.
@7JKYCX63yrs3Y
Yes, and we should adjust our military defense budget to be lower relative to our GDP, too
@8RG4NRY3yrs3Y
Yes, and reduce military spending to align with 2percent gdp
@8RDZZDL3yrs3Y
No, unless the NATO country starts spending a lot more on military defense, and even then, we should spend far less
@8RB2K9D3yrs3Y
Yes, but we should focus more effort on domestic issues instead
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, when the country's stability is essential to our own national security, but 2% minimum spending of a member country's GDP on military defense should be reinforced as non-negotiable to remain part of NATO
@8RB2K9D3yrs3Y
No, although we should stay in NATO, we should focus more effort on domestic issues instead