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S Illinois | First we need to understand what the NATO % is. The 2% of GDP number is what NATO countries are encouraged to spend. But it does not go to some common NATO fund or group preparedness unit. No one is “paying NATO” that. For example the US contributes less than a billion dollars annually to NATO. All the rest of the US military spending is for US owned assets to do with as the US sees fit. And what those assets do is let the US dictate world foreign policy as it sees fit. So less spending by other NATO countries doesn’t dictate US military spending. Like I mentioned, if Canada were to double spending, US spending wouldn’t change.
As to Canadian defense, they are in the same enviable position that the US. It’s outrageously difficult to invade NA and is basically a non-zero chance any country could even think about it. And yes they know the US mainland will not be invaded either. So there is an implied guarantee. But one also has to look at what Canada is protecting. Vast wilderness, open tundra, wide plains aren’t high on the list of being desirable for takeover. So that leaves is southern town and cities. And the US wouldn’t be real keen on major military installations t he don’t control sitting on their border. | |
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