U.S. Is Poised to Put Heavy Weaponry in Eastern Europe

[Duque de Bragança]

Meanwhile European states keep on cutting defence expenditure.

It was quite amazing during the last election, amazing in that nobody talked about it at all 

To be fair, Hollande reversed some cuts after the Charlie Hebdo attacks. 3.8 billion euros more, or back, and saving 18,000 jobs out of 34,000 being made redundant.
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http://www.liberation.fr/politiques/2015/05/20/budget-de-la-defense-jean-yves-le-drian-regale-ses-troupes_1313380

Pas touche» au budget 2015 s'était déjà engagé François Hollande le 29 avril à l'issue de conseil de défense. Les 31,4 milliards d'euros pour l'année étaient donc «sanctuarisés» par la grâce de la parole présidentielle.


Budget de la Défense : Jean-Yves Le Drian régale ses troupes
Pour la période 2016-2019, le ministère de la Défense bénéficiera d'une rallonge de 3,8 milliards d'euros. Au total, sur la période 2016-2019, la France consacrera 162,41 milliards d'euros à son effort de défense.

Executive Summary
2015 had 31.4 billion € earmarked, there's 3.8 billion more now
In theory, from 2016 to 2019 162.41 billion €
Next national elections, 2017

As part of GDP, 2.2 % according to Wikipedia

[Martinus]

Meanwhile European states keep on cutting defence expenditure.

Not Eastern European though. It's about time US relocates its bases from Germany to Poland. People here want them and Poland is increasing military spending.

[Siege]

Meanwhile European states keep on cutting defence expenditure.

Not Eastern European though. It's about time US relocates its bases from Germany to Poland. People here want them and Poland is increasing military spending.

Shit, this is a good idea.
Will Poland front the bill?

[Valmy]

But then Germany would have no army at all

[Duque de Bragança]

But then Germany would have no army at all

Maybe the French Foreign Legion can open a recruitment office there?

[Tonitrus]

Meanwhile European states keep on cutting defence expenditure.

Not Eastern European though. It's about time US relocates its bases from Germany to Poland. People here want them and Poland is increasing military spending.

And more importantly, Polish babes are HOTTer.