Defence spending laggards don’t need to spend more, U.S. should spend less

Maybe then it would stop getting involved in illegal invasions and regime changes.

Heads of state and government of NATO members, including U.S. President Donald Trump, centre, attend a dedication ceremony for memorials erected at the new NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium during a NATO summit on May 25.Photograph courtesy of NATO

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

May 31, 2017

OTTAWA—At last week’s NATO summit, U.S. President Donald Trump surprised no one with his bombastic comments on defence spending. The Donald has long railed against those NATO member states that do not spend the target goal of two per cent of their gross domestic product (GDP) on the military. ...

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