Flashpoint Latvia

[CountDeMoney]

STFU.  garbon is a biracial angel.

[viper37]

I am not a big believer in the 2% NATO target as that seems arbitrary.

that's why it's not a target, but a guideline.  Can be more, can be less, depending on the economy of the country, of course, but it's a guide, not a rule.  No one should get kicked out because they underspend for a few years.

[Eddie Teach]

They are not. They can't do shit, though. That's the beauty of class privilege. It trumps everything else. I mean, just ask garbon.

You have cops on the payroll, eh?

[Martinus]

STFU.  garbon is a biracial angel.

He is a Stanford rich kid who plays his racial/sexuality card way too often.

[Martinus]

They are not. They can't do shit, though. That's the beauty of class privilege. It trumps everything else. I mean, just ask garbon.

You have cops on the payroll, eh?

I live in a gated neighbourhood.

[Admiral Yi]

Can be more, can be less, depending on the economy of the country, of course, but it's a guide, not a rule.

It already depends on the economy of the country.  It's a percentage of GDP.

[viper37]

Can be more, can be less, depending on the economy of the country, of course, but it's a guide, not a rule.

It already depends on the economy of the country.  It's a percentage of GDP.

what I meant, was, in the short term, your GDP takes a dive due to a recession, it can be excused that military expenses decreases for a few years as you push back some of the equipment expenses that were due.

2% is a long term target, not an absolute yearly rule.

[The Minsky Moment]

I'm sure the fag haters over there are completely cool with a successful fag.

Enjoy your future baseball bat surprise party.  And it probably won't even be your birthday, which will make it even more surprisier.

They are not. They can't do shit, though. That's the beauty of class privilege. It trumps everything else. I mean, just ask garbon.

That won't help though when President Trump barters Poland to Putin in exchange for knocking 5 cents off their US treasury inventory, ten tins of real caviar, and the naming rights to a St Peterburg luxury hotel and casino.

[Admiral Yi]

what I meant, was, in the short term, your GDP takes a dive due to a recession, it can be excused that military expenses decreases for a few years as you push back some of the equipment expenses that were due.

2% is a long term target, not an absolute yearly rule.

If GDP takes a dive due to recession, then so does 2% of GDP.

[viper37]

what I meant, was, in the short term, your GDP takes a dive due to a recession, it can be excused that military expenses decreases for a few years as you push back some of the equipment expenses that were due.

2% is a long term target, not an absolute yearly rule.

If GDP takes a dive due to recession, then so does 2% of GDP.

yes, but you might need to reduce it further because you need money for something else, or because you face opposition on the home front.  2% of the GDP is nothing when your economy is booming, just like 15% tax is not much when you're making 1M$/year but it's a lot when you make 15 000$ a year.

[DGuller]

Question, doesn't Russia have close ties to Iran? If Trump tears that deal up on the first day in office, won't they be pissed? The Trump-Putin fall out could begin sooner than expected. There's not enough room in the world for both egos.

I'm sure Putin would trade Iran for US.

[Berkut]

FFS Canada. We don't ask much and you cannot even fulfill your minimal obligations. At least you are better than the perfidious Belgians, who are without a doubt the worst shirkers in the alliance.

At least we send our people in harms way in support of our American allies. That's got to count for something?

...and for poor Canada, at least recent history, suggests that the most significant source of harm they get in the way of comes from those same American allies...

[Ed Anger]

Fuck Canada.

[Jacob]

Fuck Canada.

[Ed Anger]

Fuck Canada.

I regret nothing.