Soldiers of the 33rd Panzergrenadier bataillon stand ready for inspection in front of a Puma infantry fighting vehicle after taking part in a drill at the headquarters of the 33rd Panzergrenadier bataillon in Neustadt am Ruebenberge on June 29, 2016. Photo by AFP
CNBC: ‘Will Donald Trump ever be happy?’: Ex-German defense chief questions calls for increased NATO spend
* Trump has repeatedly called on NATO allies like Germany to increase contributions toward defense, often criticizing them for not complying with a commitment to spend 2% of their gross domestic product (GDP).
* But Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, the former German defense minister, doubted whether Germany would ever reach that target.
A former German defense chief told CNBC Friday that it may be impossible for his country to meet NATO spending targets and questioned whether President Donald Trump would be happy with any outcome on the issue.
Trump has repeatedly called on NATO allies like Germany to increase contributions toward defense, often criticizing them for not complying with a commitment to spend 2% of their gross domestic product (GDP). But Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, the former German defense minister, doubted whether Germany would ever reach that target.
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Update: Germans go back to sparring over NATO’s 2-percent spending target (Defense News)
WNU Editor: Germany and other countries made a defense commitment a few years ago to a 2% of GDP spending target. President Trump just wants them to keep their promise .... which they obviously do not want to keep. Is this President Trump's fault? Of course not, and they do not like being publicly shamed as liars.
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