WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday the NATO alliance should weigh throwing Spain out of its membership ranks over a dispute about the Western European nation's lagging military spending. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
  • paris@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    This article doesn’t even say why Spain isn’t committing to the 5% target. The article OP crossposted says why in the first few sentences:

    But Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said at the time that he would not commit to the 5 per cent target, calling it “incompatible with our welfare state and our world vision”.

    Not sure how the Politico article is better in this case since it seems less informative.